espadrille

English

A black espadrille

Etymology

Borrowed from French espadrille.

Pronunciation

enPR: ĕs-pə-drĭlʹ, IPA^(key): /ɛspəˈdɹɪl/

Noun

espadrille (plural espadrilles)

A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
Synonym: alpargata
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer:
  She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles.

Translations

light shoe

Catalan: espardenya (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 草編(底)帆布鞋, 繩底帆布鞋
Estonian: espadrill
French: espadrille (fr) f
Greek: εσπαντρίγια f (espantrígia)

Ido: esparto-shuo
Korean: 에스파드리유 (eseupadeuriyu)
Persian: گیوه‎ (fa) (give)
Polish: espadryla (pl), espadryl
Portuguese: alpargata (pt) f
Spanish: alpargata (es) f

Anagrams

persillade

French

Noun

espadrille f (plural espadrilles)

(Europe) espadrille
(Quebec) sneaker, running shoe

Further reading

“espadrille” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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