ESPADRILLE


Meaning of ESPADRILLE in English

/es"peuh dril'/ , n.

1. a flat shoe with a cloth upper, a rope sole, and sometimes lacing that ties around the ankle.

2. a casual shoe resembling this, often with a wedge heel instead of a flat sole.

[ 1860-65; espardilho, dim. of espart ESPARTO ]

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