arpilleras in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for arpilleras in the Spanish»English Dictionary

arpilleras Info

arpilleras

Pieces of appliquéd textile folk art, common in South America. Doll characters and animals create a three-dimensional effect representing scenes from daily life.
Arpilleras became a symbol of protest for mothers, sisters, and daughters of Chilean desaparecidos, as well as a source of income, during the dictatorship of General Pinochet.

See also desaparecidos

desaparecidos Info

desaparecidos

The name for people who in the 1970s, during the military dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, were detained by the police, secret police and the armed forces in a campaign to restore "law and order". Thousands of detainees were murdered and never seen again.

arpillera N f

arpillera

hessian

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sacking

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arpilleras Info

arpilleras

Pieces of appliquéd textile folk art, common in South America. Doll characters and animals create a three-dimensional effect representing scenes from daily life.
Arpilleras became a symbol of protest for mothers, sisters, and daughters of Chilean desaparecidos, as well as a source of income, during the dictatorship of General Pinochet.

Translations for arpilleras in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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arpilleras in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for arpilleras in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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hessian

arpillera f

underfelt

arpillera f

sacking

arpillera f

sackcloth

arpillera f

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Pasajeros se reparten sobre arpilleras, hamacas y cajones de mandioca.

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