deportiva
/depoɾˈtiba/ · B2 · noun · f
synonym of zapatilla de deporte
👟 deportiva = deporte (sport) + -iva, the shoe made for sport
Deportiva comes from deporte, meaning sport, and it works as a feminine noun for a sports shoe. It is short for zapatilla deportiva, so the feminine ending matches zapatilla. Hear 'deport' in 'sport' to link the word to the meaning.