empenya

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French empeigne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [əmˈpɛ.ɲə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əmˈpə.ɲə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [emˈpe.ɲa]

Noun

empenya f (plural empenyes)

(anatomy) instep
upper, vamp (of footwear)

Further reading

“empenya” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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