alpargata

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish alpargata. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌæl.pɑːˈɡɑː.tə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌæl.pəɹˈɡɑ.tə/ === Noun === alpargata (plural alpargatas) Synonym of espadrille. === Further reading === “alpargata”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === alparcata, alpercata, alpergata, percata === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as Spanish abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka. Cognate with Spanish alpargata. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: al‧par‧ga‧ta === Noun === alpargata f (plural alpargatas) espadrille (light shoe) === Further reading === “alpargata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alpargata”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026 “alpargata”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “alpargata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /alpaɾˈɡata/ [al.paɾˈɣ̞a.t̪a] Rhymes: -ata Syllabification: al‧par‧ga‧ta === Noun === alpargata f (plural alpargatas) espadrille (light shoe) Synonym: esparteña ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: alpargata === References === === Further reading === “alpargata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025