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alpargata

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alpargata.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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alpargata (plural alpargatas)

  1. 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.

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic البرغات (alparḡát), plural of برغة (párḡa), ultimately from Basque abarka, abarca (sandal). Compare Spanish alpargata.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: al‧par‧ga‧ta

Noun

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alpargata f (plural alpargatas)

  1. espadrille (light shoe)

Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as abarca (sandal), probably Basque abarka.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alpaɾˈɡata/ [al.paɾˈɣ̞a.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: al‧par‧ga‧ta

Noun

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alpargata f (plural alpargatas)

  1. espadrille (light shoe)
    Synonym: esparteña

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: alpargata

References

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  1. ^ abarka” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

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