espadrille

es·pa·drille
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/ɛspəˈdɹɪl/

noun

A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.

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Meanings

nounespadrille (plural espadrilles)

plural espadrilles

  1. A light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.

    She wore loose black silks and black espadrilles.

    1984, William Gibson, chapter 10, in Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 127

    Synonyms: alpargata

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.

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Origin

  1. Frenchespadrille
  2. Frenchespadrille
  3. Englishespadrille

Borrowed from French espadrille.

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Translations

Catalan espardenya
  • espardenyalight shoe
Chinese Mandarin 草編底帆布鞋 /草编底帆布鞋, 草編帆布鞋 /草编帆布鞋
  • 草編底帆布鞋 /草编底帆布鞋light shoe
  • 草編帆布鞋 /草编帆布鞋light shoe
  • 繩底帆布鞋 /绳底帆布鞋light shoe
Estonian espadrill
  • espadrilllight shoe
Finnish espadrillo
  • espadrillolight shoe
French espadrille
  • espadrillelight shoe
German Espadrille
  • Espadrillelight shoe
Greek εσπαντρίγια
  • εσπαντρίγια (espantrígia)light shoe
Korean 에스파드리유
  • 에스파드리유 (eseupadeuriyu)light shoe
Persian گیوه
  • گیوه (give)light shoe
Polish espadryl, espadryla
  • espadryllight shoe
  • espadrylalight shoe
Portuguese alpargata
  • alpargatalight shoe
Russian эспадри́лья
  • эспадри́лья (espadrílʹja)light shoe
Spanish alpargata, esparteña
  • alpargatalight shoe
  • esparteñalight shoe

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Cite this entry
APA

espadrille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espadrille

MLA

“espadrille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espadrille. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “espadrille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/espadrille.

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