What Italian word for a slipper is also the name of a certain type of bread?

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ainenei
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Ciabatta

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Mar 21 2007, 1:00 AM

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Mar 21 2007, 1:01 AM

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Ciabatta is related to French savate which means either an old slipper or a form of boxing in which kicking is allowed as well.

Mar 21 2007, 5:22 AM

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Here's a link on savate that also mentions the cognates "zapato" in Spanish and "sapato" in Portuguese.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savate

Surely it's also related to the sabot.

Response last updated by PDAZ on Aug 22 2016.
Mar 21 2007, 6:21 PM