zapata

See also: Zapata

Spanish

Etymology

From zapato (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /θaˈpata/ [θaˈpa.t̪a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /saˈpata/ [saˈpa.t̪a]

Noun

zapata f (plural zapatas)

1. (automotive) brake shoe

   Synonym: zapata de freno

   Coordinate term: pastilla de frenos

2. (mechanics) washer (flat disk placed beneath a nut or at some joint)

   Synonym: arandela

Related terms

• zapato

Further reading

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