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
- 1984. “She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles”. Neuromancer. William Gibson
Translations
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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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