Sp. /hah rddah"ve tah'pah tee"aw/
a dance of Mexican origin, performed by a couple and consisting of nine figures and melodies, in which the partners often dance facing each other but not touching.
[ jarabe lit., sweetened drink, SYRUP; tapatío pertaining to Guadalajara (allegedly a word used in this region of Mexico for a serving of three tortillas, orig. a unit of cacao bean currency tlapatiotl price, value) ]