geta

American  

[get-uh, ge-tah] / ˈgɛt ə, ˈgɛ tɑ /

noun

geta, plural getas plural

1. a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• getas
  plural
• geta
  plural

Etymology

Origin of geta

1880–85; < Japanese, perhaps by ellipsis from shita-geta, equivalent to shita below, under + -geta, combining form of keta slat, lath; or ge (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xià below) + Japanese ( i ) ta board

Example Sentences

Darvish geta a $6 million signing bonus, of which $2 million is payable within 30 days’ of the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, $2 million this June 1 and $2 million this Sept 1.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2023

So if Miranda geta pulled from the rotation, who might be his replacement?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2017

Mr. Sanko’s puppets are appealing, and they are manipulated with delicacy by the performers, half of whom are covered in pine-like bristles and shuffle across the stage on tall shoes resembling Japanese geta.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2016

Taking cautious steps in Japanese geta sandals, the dancers came together and moved apart, eventually dashing toward one another to the song “Cheek to Cheek.”

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2011

A few of the children were barefoot, a few of the boys wore geta, and the others wore straw sandals.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata