sapatilha

Portuguese

A tennis shoe

ballet flats

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zapatilla, diminutive of zapata.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.pɐˈti.ʎɐ/

Rhymes: -iʎɐ
Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ti‧lha

Noun

sapatilha f (plural sapatilhas)

(footwear, Portugal) trainer, running shoe, tennis shoes, sneaker
Synonyms: (Portugal) ténis, (Brasil) tênis
(footwear) ballet flat, flat, dolly shoe, ballet pump, ballerina, ballerina shoes
Synonym: (Portugal) sabrina

Further reading

“sapatilha” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“sapatilha” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“sapatilha” in Dicionário inFormal.
“sapatilha” in Dicionário Online de Português.

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