zapato
nounCEFR A1High frequency
What does “zapato” mean in English?
shoe
Example sentences
Llevo zapatos negros.
I'm wearing black shoes.
Mis zapatos son nuevos.
My shoes are new.
Voy a la zapatería.
I'm going to the shoe shop.
How to use it
Zapato means 'shoe'. Masculine: el zapato. Almost always plural in practice (los zapatos = a pair). The shoe shop is la zapatería.
Common mistake
Default to the plural los zapatos when referring to a pair. Singular zapato refers to one shoe (rare in normal conversation).