sapata

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese çapata (“slipper”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.ˈpa.ta/, /sa.ˈpa.tɐ/
Hyphenation: sa‧pa‧ta

Noun

sapata f (plural sapatas)

shoe (something resembling a shoe (e.g. brake shoe))
(construction) shallow foundation
(Brazil, derogatory) lesbian (female homosexual)
(regional, Rio Grande do Sul) hopscotch
a type of crude show

Synonyms

(lesbian): lésbica, sapatão
(hopscotch): academia (Rio de Janeiro), amarelinha (Brazil), avião (Rio Grande do Norte), macaca (Portugal), maré (Minas Gerais), marelinha (Rio de Janeiro)

Derived terms

sapata branca
sapata preta

Related terms

sapataço
sapatada
sapatão
sapataria

sapateado
sapateador
sapatear
sapateio

sapateiro
sapatilha
sapatilho

sapatinha
sapatinho
sapato

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