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espadrille

Syllables: es·pa·drille/ɛspəˈdɹɪl/

espadrille noun: a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.

espadrille: a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope
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Noun

espadrille (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

espadrille meaning in Urdu and Persian

espadrille in Urdu

چپل

espadrille in Persian

light shoe
گیوه give

Synonyms of espadrille

Forms of espadrille

pluralespadrilles

Origin of espadrille

Borrowed from French espadrille.

Words formed from espadrille

Questions about espadrille

What does espadrille mean?
Espadrille means a light shoe having an upper made of fabric and a sole of rope.
What is espadrille in Urdu?
Espadrille in Urdu is چپل. See Espadrille meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is espadrille?
Espadrille is a noun.
How do you pronounce espadrille?
Espadrille is pronounced /ɛspəˈdɹɪl/.
What is the plural of espadrille?
The plural of espadrille is espadrilles.

Words near espadrille in the dictionary

  1. espacements
  2. espada
  3. espadas
  4. espadon
  5. espadons
  6. espadrille
  7. espadrilled
  8. espadrilles
  9. espagnole
  10. espagnoles
  11. espagnolette

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Adapted from Wiktionary: espadrille (page history and authors); espadrille (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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