First Known Use: 1892
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espadrille
noun es·pa·drille \ˈes-pə-ˌdril\
Definition of ESPADRILLE
: a sandal usually having a fabric upper and a flexible sole
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Origin of ESPADRILLE
French, alteration of espardille, ultimately from Latin spartum
Rhymes with ESPADRILLE
back and fill, Brazzaville, Chapel Hill, chlorophyll, coffee mill, daffodil, dishabille, double bill, escadrille, Evansville, fiberfill, fill the bill, fit to kill, foreign bill, general will, hammer mill, Hooverville, if you will, Jacksonville, Libreville, living will, Louisville, microphyll, minimill, overfill, overkill, overspill, pepper mill, poison pill, puppy mill, razorbill, rolling mill, rototill, San Juan Hill, sleeping pill, Smoky Hill, sugar pill, tormentil, verticil, water mill, water pill, windowsill, whip-poor-will, winter-kill, Yggdrasil
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