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arpillera

arpillera noun: 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.

Noun

arpillera (plural arpilleras)

  1. 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.

Forms of arpillera

pluralarpilleras

Origin of arpillera

Borrowed from Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”).

Questions about arpillera

What does arpillera mean?
Arpillera means 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.
What part of speech is arpillera?
Arpillera is a noun.
What is the plural of arpillera?
The plural of arpillera is arpilleras.

Words near arpillera in the dictionary

  1. arpent
  2. arpents
  3. Arpetan
  4. ARPG
  5. ARPGs
  6. arpillera
  7. arpilleras
  8. arpillerista
  9. arpilleristas
  10. Arpin
  11. arpine

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