empenya

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French empeigne.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): (Central) [əmˈpɛ.ɲə]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əmˈpə.ɲə]
IPA^(key): (Valencian) [emˈpe.ɲa]

Noun edit

empenya f (plural empenyes)

(anatomy) instep
upper, vamp (of footwear)

Further reading edit

“empenya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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