sapata

Javanese

Romanization

sapata

  1. romanization of ꦱꦥꦠ

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sepatah.

Noun

sapata

  1. a part
    Hala nona ngomong sapata sadja saia soeda mengarti samoeanja.[1](please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Hauw San Liang (1907) Pembalesan Kedji [Vicious Retribution] (in Peranakan Indonesian), page 49

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese çapata (slipper).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈpa.tɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈpa.ta/

  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ta

Noun

sapata f (plural sapatas)

  1. shoe (an object resembling a shoe, e.g. brake shoe)
  2. (construction) shallow foundation
  3. (Brazil, slang, derogatory) lesbian, dyke
    Synonyms: lésbica, sapatão, sapatona, (Portugal) fufa
    Coordinate term: sapatilha
  4. (regional, Rio Grande do Sul) hopscotch (type of children's game)
    Synonyms: (Rio de Janeiro) academia, (Brazil) amarelinha, (Rio Grande do Norte) avião, (Portugal) macaca, (Minas Gerais) maré, (Rio de Janeiro) marelinha
  5. a type of crude show

Derived terms

  • sapata branca
  • sapata preta