arpillera

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”). === Noun === arpillera (plural arpilleras) A patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet. ==== Related terms ==== arpillerista == Catalan == === Etymology === From the same source as xarpellera. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ər.piˈʎe̞.ɾə] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [ər.piˈʎe.ɾə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [aɾ.piˈʎe.ɾa] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [ar.piˈʎe.ɾa] === Noun === arpillera f (plural arpilleres) burlap, sackcloth Synonym: xarpellera ==== Descendants ==== → Aragonese: sarpillera (archaic), arpillera → Spanish: harpillera, arpillera → English: arpillera === References === “arpillera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “arpillera”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Spanish == === Etymology === From the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera / arpillera, likely from Catalan arpillera. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɾa Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra === Noun === arpillera f (plural arpilleras) sackcloth === Further reading === “arpillera”, 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