arpillera
English
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”).
Noun
editarpillera (plural arpilleras)
- A patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet.
Related terms
editCatalan
editEtymology
editFrom the same source as xarpellera.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarpillera f (plural arpilleres)
- burlap, sackcloth
- Synonym: xarpellera
References
edit- “arpillera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “arpillera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
editEtymology
editMost likely from the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera.
Pronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra
Noun
editarpillera f (plural arpilleras)
Further reading
edit- “arpillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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