arpillera

English

Etymology

Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”)

Noun

arpillera (plural arpilleras)

A patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet.

Related terms

arpillerista

Catalan

Etymology

From the same source as xarpellera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.piˈʎe.ɾə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾ.piˈʎe.ɾa]

Noun

arpillera f (plural arpilleres)

burlap, sackcloth
Synonym: xarpellera

References

“arpillera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“arpillera” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Spanish

Etymology

Most likely from the same source as French serpillière and Aragonese sarpillera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /aɾpiˈʝeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʝe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /aɾpiˈʎeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʎe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aɾpiˈʃeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʃe.ɾa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aɾpiˈʒeɾa/ [aɾ.piˈʒe.ɾa]

Rhymes: -eɾa
Syllabification: ar‧pi‧lle‧ra

Noun

arpillera f (plural arpilleras)

sackcloth

Further reading

“arpillera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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