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espadrille
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espadrille 		es·pa·drille  audio  (sp-drl) KEY 

NOUN:
A shoe usually having a fabric upper part and a sole made of a flexible material, such as rope or rubber.
ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Provençal espardilho, diminutive of espart, esparto, from Latin spartum ; see esparto



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