Zapata

See also: zapata

English

Proper noun

Zapata

  1. A peninsula in southern Matanzas, Cuba.
  2. A census-designated place, the county seat of Zapata County, Texas, United States.
  3. A surname from Spanish.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Zapata is the 1082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 32,271 individuals. Zapata is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.28%) individuals.

Spanish

Etymology

Occupational surname from Old French savate (slipper)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈpata/ [θaˈpa.t̪a]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /saˈpata/ [saˈpa.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: Za‧pa‧ta

Proper noun

Zapata m or f by sense

  1. a surname
  2. the letter Z in the Spanish spelling alphabet
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