geta

American  

[get-uh, ge-tah] / ˈgɛt ə, ˈgɛ tɑ /

noun

plural

geta, getas

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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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

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

From Literature

“It looks better if your geta are too small,” the Japanese woman dressing me said.

From The Guardian

The surreal air defined the entire presentation, as dancers moved by bending forward and back on Japanese “geta” clogs.

From Seattle Times

The surreal air defined the entire presentation, as dancers moved by bending forward and back on Japanese “geta” clogs.

From Washington Times

I had spent some 39 years of my life believing I knew how to walk, but click-clacking down the streets of Kinosaki, Japan, in geta sandals, I wasn’t so sure anymore.

From New York Times