/zah'peuh tee ah"doh/ ; Sp. /thah'pah te ah"dhaw, sah'-/ , n. , pl. zapateados /-dohz/ ; Sp. /-dhaws/ .
a Spanish dance for a solo performer, marked by rhythmic tapping of the heels.
[ 1885-90; zapatear to strike with the shoe, tap, deriv. of zapato shoe. See SABOT, -ADE 1 ]