espadrille

es·pa·drille Audio Help (ěs'pə-drĭl')

n. A shoe usually having a fabric upper part and a sole made of a flexible material, such as rope or rubber.

[French, from Provençal espardilho, diminutive of espart, esparto, from Latin spartum; see esparto.]

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