zamacueca

English

Etymology

Spanish zamacueca

Noun

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

Etymology

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Noun

zamacueca f (uncountable)

(Chile, Peru) a folk dance and the music that goes with it
(Puerto Rico) hypocrite

Descendants

→ English: zamacueca, cueca

Further reading

“zamacueca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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