ESPADRILLE

Meaning of ESPADRILLE in English

/ ˈespədrɪl; NAmE / noun

a light shoe made of strong cloth with a sole made of rope

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: from French , from Provençal espardi(l)hos , from espart esparto, from Latin spartum , from Greek sparton rope.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ESPADRILLE — noun Etymology: French, alteration of espardille, ultimately from Latin spartum Date: 1892 a sandal usually having a fabric upper and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ESPADRILLE — ˈespəˌdril, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, alteration of espardille, from Provençal espardilho, diminutive of espart esparto, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ESPADRILLE — /es"peuh dril'/ , n. 1. a flat shoe with a cloth upper, a rope sole, and sometimes lacing that ties …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ESPADRILLE — n. type of flat shoe with a fabric upper and a rope sole
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ESPADRILLE — noun Etymology: French, alteration of espardille, ultimately from Latin spartum Date: 1892 : a sandal usually having a fabric upper …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ESPADRILLE — [ 'ɛspədrɪl , ˌɛspə'drɪl ] ■ noun a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole. Origin C19: from Fr., …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ESPADRILLE — [es.pa.drille] n [F, alter. of espardille, ultim. fr. L spartum] (1892): a sandal usu. having a fabric upper and a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ESPADRILLE — espadrille BrE AmE ˌesp ə ˈdrɪl ˈ••• AmE \ ˈesp ə drɪl ▷ espadrille|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ESPADRILLE — es ‧ pa ‧ drille /ˌespəˈdrɪl $ ˈespədrɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ESPADRILLE — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole. [F f. Prov. espardillo f. espart ESPARTO]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ESPADRILLE — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole. [ F f. Prov. espardillo f. espart ESPARTO ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ESPADRILLE — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole. Etymology: F f. Prov. espardillo f. espart ESPARTO
Oxford English vocab
ESPADRILLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But amid all the opulence Mrs Marcos held up a pair of innocuous blue espadrilles …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ESPADRILLE — n. Pronunciation: ' es-p ə - ˌ dril Function: noun Etymology: F, alteration of espardille, ultimately from Latin spartum Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ALPARGATA — ˌalpə(r)ˈgäd.ə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, alteration of alpargate, from Arabic dialect (Spain) al-parghāt, plural of al-parghah the sandal, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALPARGATA — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. [Sp.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALPARGATA — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. [ Sp. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALPARGATA — n. a light canvas shoe with a plaited fibre sole; an espadrille. Etymology: Sp.
Oxford English vocab

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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