descalza
∗descalza [des-cahl’-tho, thah]
adjective
1Barefoot, barefooted, shoeless.
- Estar con los pies descalzos -> to be barefooted, to have one’s shoes off
2Barefooted (monjes).
3Destitude. (Figurative)
- Su padre le dejó descalzo -> his father left him without a dime
In this last sense it is frequently used as a substantive.
