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calzatura

footwear, shoe

noun kahl-tsah-TOO-rah Rare

Usage Note

Calzatura is a more formal or collective term for footwear than the everyday scarpa ('shoe'). In trade and industry, calzatura often refers to the footwear sector as a whole: industria calzaturiera (footwear industry). The plural calzature frequently means 'footwear' in shop signs and labels.

Examples

"Cerco una calzatura comoda per camminare."

Natural Translation

I am looking for comfortable footwear for walking.

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