zamacueca
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zamacueca (plural zamacuecas)
- An ancient colonial dance and music that originated in the Viceroyalty of Peru, taking its roots from African, Spanish, and Andean rhythms.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Noun[edit]
zamacueca f (uncountable)
- (Chile, Peru) a folk dance and the music that goes with it
- (Puerto Rico) hypocrite
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “zamacueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014