alpargata
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish alpargata.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alpargata (plural alpargatas)
- 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[edit]
- “alpargata”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic البرغات (alparḡát), plural of برغة (párḡa), ultimately from Basque abarka, abarca (“sandal”). Compare Spanish alpargata.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: al‧par‧ga‧ta
Noun[edit]
alpargata f (plural alpargatas)
- espadrille (light shoe)
Further reading[edit]
- alpargata on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia pt
- “alpargata” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alpargata” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
alpargata f (plural alpargatas)
- espadrille (light shoe)
- Synonym: esparteña
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: alpargata
References[edit]
- ^ “abarka” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Further reading[edit]
- “alpargata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- alpargata on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
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