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English
Etymology
From Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”).
Noun
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.
Catalan
Etymology
From the same source as xarpellera.
Pronunciation
Noun
arpillera f (plural arpilleres)
- burlap, sackcloth
- Synonym: xarpellera
References
Spanish
Etymology
Most likely from the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾpiˈʝeɾa/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /aɾpiˈʎeɾa/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾpiˈʃeɾa/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾpiˈʒeɾa/
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra
Noun
arpillera f (plural arpilleras)
- sackcloth
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