arpillera

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arpillera

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Borrowed from Spanish arpillera (literally “burlap”).

noun arpilleras

A patchwork picture made predominantly by women in Chile, especially as a form of underground protest during the military dictatorship (1973–90) of Augusto Pinochet.

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"arpillera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arpillera. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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arpillera. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arpillera

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"arpillera." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arpillera.

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@misc{arpillera_2026,
  title = {arpillera},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arpillera},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}