köken: From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka.
köken: From Andalusian Arabic البَرْغَات (al-barḡāt), plural of بَرْغَة (barḡa). Ultimately from the same source as Spanish abarca (“sandal”), probably Basque abarka. Cognate with Spanish alpargata.