sapatilha

Portuguese

A tennis shoe

ballet flats

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish zapatilla, diminutive of zapata.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

• (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)

1. (footwear, Portugal) trainer, running shoe, tennis shoes, sneaker

   Synonyms: (Portugal) ténis, (Brasil) tênis

2. (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.