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zapateo.

A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌzɑpəˈteɪ.oʊ/General-American
  1. A competitive stamping dance with percussive footwork, historically popular among the gauchos of South America.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish zapato Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish zapateardeverb. Spanish zapateobor. English zapateo Borrowed from Spanish zapateo.

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