sapata
Javanese
Romanization
sapata
- romanization of ꦱꦥꦠ
Peranakan Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sepatah.
Noun
sapata
- a part
- Hala nona ngomong sapata sadja saia soeda mengarti samoeanja.[1] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
- ^ 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/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈpa.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -atɐ
- Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ta
Noun
sapata f (plural sapatas)
- shoe (an object resembling a shoe, e.g. brake shoe)
- (construction) shallow foundation
- (Brazil, slang, derogatory) lesbian, dyke
- (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
- a type of crude show
Derived terms
- sapata branca
- sapata preta