zapateo
[ Spanish sah-pah-te-aw ]
/ Spanish ˌsɑ pɑˈtɛ ɔ /
noun, plural za·pa·te·os [sah-pah-te-aws] /ˌsɑ pɑˈtɛ ɔs/.
a Cuban dance in three-quarter time emphasizing staccato stamping footwork.
Origin of zapateo
1920–25; < Spanish: tapping with the feet, derivative of
zapatear to tap with the feet; see
zapateado
Words nearby zapateo
zap out,
zapata,
zapata mustache,
zapata, emiliano,
zapateado,
zapateo,
zapopan,
zaporozhye,
zapotec,
zappa,
zappy