arpillera
English
Etymology
Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”)
Noun
arpillera (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
- arpillerista
Catalan
Etymology
From the same source as xarpellera.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əɾ.piˈʎe.ɾə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ər.piˈʎe.ɾə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /aɾ.piˈʎe.ɾa/
Noun
arpillera f (plural arpilleres)
- burlap, sackcloth
- Synonym: xarpellera
References
- “arpillera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “arpillera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Spanish
Etymology
Most likely from the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾpiˈʝeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʝe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾpiˈʎeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʎe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾpiˈʃeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʃe.ɾa]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾpiˈʒeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʒe.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -eɾa
- Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra
Noun
arpillera f (plural arpilleras)
- sackcloth
Further reading
- “arpillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014