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, chapter 10, in Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 127:
- She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles.
Translations
light shoe
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Further reading
espadrille on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Occitan espardilha via metathesis, itself from espart (“esparto grass”). Compare Catalan espardenya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.pa.dʁij/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Noun
espadrille f (plural espadrilles)
- (Europe) espadrille
- Synonym: espade
- (Quebec) sneaker, running shoe
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: espadrille
Further reading
- “espadrille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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