English–Spanish

“barefoot” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/desˈkalθo/

Example

Los niños están descalzos en la playa.

The children are barefoot on the beach.

Illustration for descalzo (barefoot)

How to say “barefoot” in Spanish

“Barefoot” in Spanish is descalzo.

Person standing barefoot with shoes set aside.

Full entry for descalzo: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with descalzo

¿Vienes descalzo a mi casa?

Are you coming barefoot to my house?

Tips for using descalzo

  • Spanish has the reflexive verb descalzarse 'to take off one's shoes', so descalzo names the resulting state while descalzarse names the action.

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