esparto

English

A pair of esparto sandals found in Granada, Spain, dated between 5200 and 4800 BC.
Esparto on Spain's Mediterranean coast.

Etymology

From Spanish esparto, via Latin spartum from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)təʊ

Noun

esparto (uncountable)

  1. A perennial North African grass, Stipa tenacissima, used for fibre production, and for making paper.
    Synonym: halfa

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈparto/, [esˈpart̪o]

Etymology 1

From Latin spartum (“esparto, Spanish broom”), from Ancient Greek σπάρτον (spárton, “rope, cable”).

Noun

esparto m (uncountable)

  1. esparto (grass)
    Synonym: atocha
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Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

esparto

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of espartar.

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