geta
[ get-uh; Japanese ge-tah ]
/ ˈgɛt ə; Japanese ˈgɛ tɑ /
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noun, plural ge·ta, ge·tas.
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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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
Words nearby geta
gestosis, gesture, Gesualdo, gesundheit, get, geta, get a bang out of, get about, get a break, get a charge, get across
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