chinela

noun

chi·​ne·​la

variants or less commonly chinele

chə̇ˈnālə

plural -s

: slipper

especially : a flat slipper with no heel worn by Philippine women

Word History

Etymology

Spanish chinela, alteration of chanela, probably from Italian dialect cianella, variant of pianella, from piano flat (from Latin planus) + -ellą feminine diminutive suffix

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