sapata
Portuguese, noun/saˈpa.tɐ/
sapata is spelled S-A-P-A-T-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 50,402nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sapata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “shoe (an object resembling a shoe, e.g. brake shoe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “chinelo de couro; sapato largo, grosseiro e raso”.
What does sapata mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshoe (an object resembling a shoe, e.g. brake shoe)
- 2
feminineshallow foundation
- 3
Brazilderogatoryfeminineslanglesbian, dyke
Coordinate term: sapatilha
- 4
femininehopscotch (type of children's game)
- 5
femininea type of crude show
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. chinelo de couro; sapato largo, grosseiro e raso 2. estribo de metal com formato de chinelo 3. a parte inferior de um alicerce, mais larga, que serve de base para a construção; estrutura de interface entre os pilares ou paredes e a fundação, podendo ser contínua ou isolada, de madeira, metal ou concreto (betão) colocada sob o pilar que suporta o peso da construção ou uma peça em ferro colocada sobre a estaca para facilitar a cravação 4. o mesmo que amarelinha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sapata
- sapatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sapata?
- Brazil /saˈpa.tɐ/
- Portugal /sɐˈpa.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sapata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sapata in Portuguese?
sapata appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).