English
alpargata
Alpargata comes from Spanish alpargata ‘espadrille (light shoe)’, and goes back to Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات.
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600البَرْغَاتal-barḡāt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalpargata‘espadrille (light shoe)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600البَرْغَاتal-barḡāt
- Spanishc. 1500–presentalpargata‘espadrille (light shoe)’
- Englishearliest quotation 2002same form
Earliest quotation: 2002, Alfred Hubert Mendes: “My father, in conjunction with his tannery, was operating…”
Every English word from Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات
Today it means
noun Synonym of espadrille.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات / alpargata