espadrille

English

A black espadrille

Wikipedia

Etymology

From French espadrille.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĕs-pə-drĭlʹ, IPA: /ɛspəˈdrɪl/, X-SAMPA: /Esp@"drIl/

Noun

espadrille (plural espadrilles)

1. a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope

   1984. “She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles”. Neuromancer. William Gibson

Translations

light shoe

• French: espadrille (fr) f
• Persian: گیوه (fa) (give)

• Portuguese: alpargata (pt) f
• Spanish: alpargata (es) f

Anagrams

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French

Noun

espadrille f (plural espadrilles)

1. (Europe) espadrille
2. (Quebec) sneaker, running shoe