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Tag: zapatilla

Definitions tagged zapatilla in the street dictionary.

zapas

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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Argentinaby DiegoEFE

Bambas

Sneakers or street shoes worn by the guys from the neighborhood (Burjassot is a municipality in the province of Valencia, Spain).

I am going to the neighborhood, I am going to swipe some bambas and then I am off to the crib on my bike.

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Nicaraguaby Anónimo

Pante

A sneaker or trainer, used in the Malaga area (a province in southern Spain).

Buy yourself some new pautes, and throw those old ones away.

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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 Dominicanaby Individuo

Yola

(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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República Dominicanaby Individuo

Pante

In the Tarifa and Campo de Gibraltar regions, a pante is a shoe, usually a sneaker or trainer. (These areas are located in the province of Cadiz, in the south of Spain).

If he does not shut up I am going to start throwing pante up and pante down.

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Españaby Anónimo