esparto

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English

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A pair of esparto sandals found in Granada, Spain, dated between 5200 and 4800 BC.
Esparto on Spain's Mediterranean coast.

Etymology

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From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, rope, cable).

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Noun

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esparto (uncountable)

  1. Either of two species of perennial grasses used for fibre production, and for making paper:
    1. Stipa tenacissima, of North Africa.
      Synonyms: halfa, esparto grass, halfah grass, needlegrass
    2. Lygeum spartum, of the Mediterranean.
      Synonyms: albardine, esparto grass, cord grass

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin spartum (esparto, Spanish broom), from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, rope, cable).

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Noun

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esparto m (plural espartos)

  1. esparto (grass)
    • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro, editors, Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435), Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, →ISBN, page 53:
      [] hũu estrenque d'esparto novo et hũu estrenque vello d'esparto, et con seu treu que son tres monetas et hũu papafigo et con todos los outros seus aparellos []
      [] a new rope of esparto, and an old rope also of esparto, with its set of sails, composed of three minor sails and a mainsail, with all the additional rigging []
  2. scourer

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈpaɾto/ [esˈpaɾ.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -aɾto
  • Syllabification: es‧par‧to

Etymology 1

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From Latin spartum (esparto, Spanish broom), from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, rope, cable).

Noun

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esparto m (plural espartos)

  1. esparto (grass)
    Synonym: atocha
  2. One of the Spartoi
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Descendants
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  • English: esparto

Etymology 2

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Verb

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esparto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of espartar

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