Etymology

huarache

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Today it means: A Mexican sandal. Full definition →

Mexican Spanish huarache ← Purepecha kwarachi
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The story

  1. Purepecha · derived fromkwarachi“sandal”
  2. Mexican Spanish · borrowed fromhuarache
  3. English todayhuarache

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish huarache, guarache, from Purepecha kwarachi (“sandal”).

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