zapata
Spanish, noun/θaˈpata/
zapata is spelled Z-A-P-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zapata is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “brake shoe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pedazo de cuero o suela que a veces se pone debajo del quicio de la puerta para que no rechine y se gaste…”.
What does zapata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebrake shoe
- 2
femininewasher (flat disk placed beneath a nut or at some joint)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Calzado que llega a media pierna, como el coturno antiguo. 2. Pedazo de cuero o suela que a veces se pone debajo del quicio de la puerta para que no rechine y se gaste menos la madera. 3. Pieza del freno que fricciona con el eje o con las ruedas para reducir su velocidad. 4. Pieza corta de madera, horizontal que se pone sobre un pie derecho. También puede ser la base de ese pie derecho.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zapata
- zapatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zapata?
- /θaˈpata/
- [θaˈpa.t̪a]
- /saˈpata/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zapata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zapata in Spanish?
zapata appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).