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espadrille

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • ĕs-pə-drĭlʹ
  • /ɛspəˈdɹɪl/

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: alpargata

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper part

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sandal

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French espadrille.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: espardenya — light shoe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 草編底帆布鞋 /草编底帆布鞋 — light shoe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 草編帆布鞋 /草编帆布鞋 — light shoe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 繩底帆布鞋 /绳底帆布鞋 — light shoe
  • Estonian: espadrill — light shoe
  • Finnish: espadrillo — light shoe
  • French: espadrille — light shoe
  • German: Espadrille — light shoe
  • Greek: εσπαντρίγια (espantrígia) — light shoe
  • Ido: esparto-shuo — light shoe
  • Korean: 에스파드리유 (eseupadeuriyu) — light shoe
  • Persian: گیوه (give) — light shoe
  • Polish: espadryl — light shoe
  • Polish: espadryla — light shoe
  • Portuguese: alpargata — light shoe
  • Russian: эспадри́лья (espadrílʹja) — light shoe
  • Spanish: alpargata — light shoe
  • Spanish: esparteña — light shoe