sapata

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese çapata (“slipper”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈpa.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈpa.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /saˈpa.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈpa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ta

Noun

sapata f (plural sapatas)

1. shoe (an object resembling a shoe, e.g. brake shoe)
2. (construction) shallow foundation
3. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) lesbian, dyke

   Synonyms: lésbica, sapatão, sapatona, (Portugal) fufa

   Coordinate term: sapatilha

4. (regional, Rio Grande do Sul) hopscotch (type of children's game)

   Synonyms: (Rio de Janeiro) academia, (Brazil) amarelinha, (Rio Grande do Norte) avião, (Portugal) macaca, (Minas Gerais) maré, (Rio de Janeiro) marelinha

5. a type of crude show

Derived terms

• sapata branca
• sapata preta

Related terms

• sapataço
• sapatada
• sapatão
• sapataria
• sapateado
• sapateador
• sapatear
• sapateio
• sapateiro
• sapatilha
• sapatilho
• sapatinha
• sapatinho
• sapato