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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespadrillas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-pa-dril-las
"Ha comprato un paio di comode espadrillas per il mare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A light, casual shoe with a fabric upper and a flexible sole made of braided esparto rope or jute.
"She packed several pairs of comfortable espadrilles for her summer vacation in the Mediterranean." - 2
A wedge-heeled sandal or shoe featuring a woven rope platform, popular as warm-weather women's footwear.
"He wore a crisp linen suit paired with platform espadrilles for the outdoor garden wedding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the late 19th century from French, ultimately deriving from Provençal 'espardille' and Catalan 'espardenya'. These terms trace back to the Old Provençal word 'espart', referring to esparto grass, a tough Mediterranean grass historically used to weave the distinctive rope soles of these lightweight shoes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Espadrille" is said worldwide
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espadrille
Transliteration: es-pa-drij
"Elle porte des espadrilles confortables pour marcher sur la plage."
Espadrille
Transliteration: ɛspaˈdʁɪljə
"Im Sommer trägt sie gerne leichte Espadrilles."
espadrillas
Transliteration: es-pa-dril-las
"Ha comprato un paio di comode espadrillas per il mare."
alpargata
Transliteration: al-par-ga-ta
"Las alpargatas son el calzado perfecto para los días calurosos."
alpargata
Transliteration: aw-par-ga-ta
"Ela calçou suas alpargatas favoritas para passear no calçadão."
एस्पाड्रिल्स
Transliteration: espadrils
"गर्मी की छुट्टियों में उसने आरामदायक एस्पाड्रिल्स पहनीं।"
草编鞋
Transliteration: cǎo biān xié
"她穿了一双轻便的草编鞋去海滩散步。"
에스파드류
Transliteration: eseupadeuryu
"여름철에는 시원한 에스파드류를 신는 것이 좋습니다."
エスパドリーユ
Transliteration: esupadorīyu
"夏のお出かけには快適なエスパドリーユが欠かせません。"
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