arpillera
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”)
Noun[edit]
arpillera (plural arpilleras)
- A patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet.
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the same source as xarpellera.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arpillera f (plural arpilleres)
- burlap, sackcloth
- Synonym: xarpellera
References[edit]
- “arpillera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “arpillera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely from the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra
Noun[edit]
arpillera f (plural arpilleras)
Further reading[edit]
- “arpillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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