Similar words
pata
pata is more general, any animal's leg or paw, or a furniture leg; zarpa is more specifically a claw-paw, like of a predator.
Similar in other languages
German
Pfote
Pfote is the German word for the same thing — both mean "paw."
German
Tatze
Tatze is the German word for the same thing — both mean "paw."
Portuguese
pata
pata is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "paw."
Practice
1 What does zarpa mean?
paw
2 Fill the gap: El oso levantó la ___.
Full sentence: El oso levantó la zarpa. (The bear raised its paw.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches zarpa?
zarpa: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.