espadrille

[ es-puh-dril ]
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noun
  1. a flat shoe with a cloth upper, a rope sole, and sometimes lacing that ties around the ankle.

  2. a casual shoe resembling this, often with a wedge heel instead of a flat sole.

Origin of espadrille

1
1860–65; <French <Provençal espardilho, diminutive of espartesparto

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British Dictionary definitions for espadrille

espadrille

/ (ˌɛspəˈdrɪl) /


noun
  1. a light shoe with a canvas upper, esp with a braided cord sole

Origin of espadrille

1
C19: from French, from Provençal espardilho, diminutive of espart esparto; so called from the use of esparto for the soles of such shoes

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