Cutarra
Traditional leather sandals worn by both men and women, common in rural towns (in Panama, the countryside provinces are referred to as el interior).
Hey Pedro, where are you off to in cutarras?
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Tag: calzado
Definitions tagged calzado in the street dictionary.
PanamáChancleta
A type of flat soled footwear generally worn around the house, such as flip-flops or slides. The design can feature a thong strap or a single band across the top (it is culturally iconic as a tool used by mothers for quick corporal punishment).
A: Hey Jose, if you do not clean your room I am going to hit you on the butt with the chancleta. B: No, mom, I am going now!
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Zapatilla
The common term used in Panama for sneakers or lace-up athletic shoes. (In many other Spanish-speaking countries, this word refers to slippers or light flats).
A: Andres, when are you going to wash those zapatillas? They are a total mess! B: I will wash them in a bit, mom.
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canoas
A mocking way to refer to the sneakers or shoes of someone with large feet.
Hey, look at the canoas you bought! We could all hop in and go for a sail.
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Argentinatabernas
A slang term for shoes. It is a playful variation of taba (the standard Peruvian slang for footwear).
I bought some new tabernas for the wedding.
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Perúzapas
A cool or casual way to refer to sneakers (in Argentina, zapatillas refers to athletic shoes rather than slippers).
- Mom, do you know where my soccer zapas are? - In your closet, dear.
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Taco
The high heel on a woman's shoe, used to add height and elongate the figure.
I put on my taco aguja and went out to tear up the night.
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Cholas
Besides being a term for flip-flops, in the state of Zulia it refers to the testicles (Zulia is a state in Venezuela known for having its own distinct regional slang).
The baby has pink little Cholas.
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Venezuelatamangos
Argentine slang term for shoes, frequently used in the Lunfardo dialect of Buenos Aires (originally referred to rustic, handmade leather footwear worn by rural workers).
When you wear out your tamangos, searching for that buck to let you eat, says the tango Yira yira by Enrique Santos Discépolo.
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RS21
A popular Venezuelan brand of sneakers and athletic footwear (RS21 is a major domestic brand that is a common alternative to more expensive international labels like Nike or Adidas).
'RS21 you can fly' or 'RS21 wherever you go'
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Gomas
Refers to sneakers or athletic shoes (the term comes from the rubber soles of the footwear).
I only wear Nike gomas. My gomas broke last night.
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Cotizas
Footwear for wearing around the house or in the shower (in Venezuela, this term typically refers to flip-flops or slippers).
Hand me the cotizas. My cotizas broke.
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Pisos
A slang term for shoes or footwear. While the word literally means floors, in this context it refers to what you wear on your feet, similar to kicks or treads.
I have new Pisos. / I have to go buy some Pisos.
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Chapulines
Canvas Converse All Star sneakers. They are named this way because they look like the shoes worn by El Chapulin Colorado (a clumsy, iconic superhero from a classic Mexican TV show popular across Latin America).
They gave me some gray Converse chapulines.
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GuatemalaPlayeros
Sneakers or athletic shoes. This specific masculine form is used in the region of Asturias: while most of Spain uses the feminine term playeras, Asturians use playeros (likely because the general word for shoes, zapatos, is masculine).
Luis bought some white playeros to go running.
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Españacalcos
A slang term for shoes or sneakers, often used in urban environments.
I am going to buy some new calcos.
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MéxicoTaba
A slang term for shoes, sneakers, or kicks.
Check out my new taba. I bought new tabas.
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tenis
Athletic shoes or sneakers.
- I am going to buy some tenis at Tarrazo. - Oh no, go to Los Chavales instead. (Tarrazo and Los Chavales are well-known footwear stores in the Dominican Republic).
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República DominicanaYola
(1) Canvas beach shoes, usually flat styles like Keds or low-top Converse. (2) Old, beat-up, or low-quality sneakers. (The term refers to the boat-like shape of these shoes, named after a type of small wooden boat used in the Caribbean.)
You can't play basketball well in a pair of Champion yolas. (Champion is a brand often associated with budget footwear in the Dominican Republic.)
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agare
An international footwear brand, famous in Spain during the 80s for introducing boat shoes, now known for its casual and urban trends. It is a long-standing reference in the Spanish market.
I bought some agare shoes for myself and some agare woman ones for my wife.
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Puma
A brand of sneakers that is considered completely overexposed or played out in Santo Domingo. It is even mentioned in popular songs (reflecting how the brand became a local cliché due to its extreme popularity or the prevalence of knockoffs).
Like the song says: Not another PUMA no!
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Patines
1. Roller skates or inline skates. 2. A slang term for a brand new pair of shoes.
1. I am going to ride Patines. 2. I was barefoot and I bought some new Patines.
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Pedales Nuevos
The act of wearing a brand-new pair of shoes or sneakers for the first time.
Yo, what is up with those Pedales Nuevos?
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