n.
Pronunciation: ˌ zä-p ə -t ā - ' ä-( ˌ )d ō , ˌ sä-p ə -t ā - ' au ̇
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -a · dos
Etymology: Spanish, from zapatear to strike or tap with the shoe, from zapato shoe
Date: 1845
: a Latin-American dance marked by rhythmic stamping or tapping of the feet