jareta

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَرِيط (šarīṭ, “ribbon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaˈɾeta/ [xaˈɾe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ja‧re‧ta

Noun

jareta f (plural jaretas)

1. (sewing) casing (fold to introduce a cord or ribbon)
2. (sewing) tuck

Derived terms

• enjaretar

Further reading

• “jareta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10