espardenya

Inherited from Old Catalan espartenya, from espart (“esparto grass”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.pərˈdɛ.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.pərˈdə.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.paɾˈðe.ɲa]

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espardenya f (plural espardenyes)

1. espadrille
2. royal sea cucumber (Parastichopus regalis)

   Synonyms: llonguet, llongo, sola

• “espardenya”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “espardenya” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.