noun, feminine/θapaˈtiʝa/plural: zapatillas
slipper, slip-on shoe (house shoe); ellipsis of zapatilla de deporte (“sneaker, trainer”); cleat
Synonyms: pantufla, babucha, zapatilla de estar por casa, tenis, zapatilla de deporte, zapatilla, zapa, playera
Etymology tree Spanish zapato Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin -ella Old Spanish -iella Spanish -illa Spanish zapatilla From zapato (“shoe”) + -illa (diminutive suffix).