alpargata

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish alpargata.

Pronunciation

Noun

alpargata (plural alpargatas)

  1. Synonym of espadrille
    • 2002, Alfred Hubert Mendes, The Autobiography of Alfred H. Mendes 1897-1991:
      My father, in conjunction with his tannery, was operating an alpargata factory (an alpargata was a cheap slipper of leather sole and knitted top of bright colours) and this young man was an employee.

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البرغات (alparḡát), plural of برغة (párḡa), ultimately from Basque abarka, abarca (“sandal”). Compare Spanish alpargata.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: al‧par‧ga‧ta

Noun

alpargata f (plural alpargatas)

  1. espadrille (light shoe)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alpaɾˈɡata/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: al‧par‧ga‧ta

Noun

alpargata f (plural alpargatas)

  1. espadrille (light shoe)
    Synonym: esparteña

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → English: alpargata

References

  1. ^ “abarka” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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