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A black espadrille

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Borrowed from French espadrille.

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espadrille (plural espadrilles)

  1. A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
    Synonym: alpargata

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Occitan espardilha via metathesis, itself from espart (esparto grass). Compare Catalan espardenya.

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  • IPA(key): /ɛs.pa.dʁij/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

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espadrille f (plural espadrilles)

  1. (Europe) espadrille
    Synonyms: espade, spardègne, spartille
  2. (North America) sneaker, running shoe
    Synonyms: basket, tennis

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  • English: espadrille
  • Tunisian Arabic: سبادري (spēdri)

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