sapatilha

Portuguese

A tennis shoe

Ballet flats

Etymology

Uncertain. From sapato +‎ -ilha, sapata +‎ -ilha, or borrowed Spanish zapatilla, diminutive of zapata.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.paˈt͡ʃi.ʎa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐ.pɐˈti.ʎɐ/

• Rhymes: -iʎɐ
• Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ti‧lha

Noun

sapatilha f (plural sapatilhas)

1. (footwear, Portugal) trainer, running shoe, tennis shoes, sneaker

   Synonym: ténis／tênis

2. (footwear) ballet flat, flat

   Synonym: (Portugal) sabrina

3. (Brazil, slang) affeminate lesbian

   Coordinate terms: lésbica, (Portugal) fufa, sapata, sapatão, sapatona

Further reading

• “sapatilha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “sapatilha”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “sapatilha”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “sapatilha”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024