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

Noun Inflected Forms

• geta
  plural
• getas
  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

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geta getas

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

Mr. Nakajima himself will eventually make his entrance, clip-clopping, a pair of wooden geta on his feet.

From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2021

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2017

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

“His family had a geta shop,” she said.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

They were sisters from Singapore and moved like gazelles in their getas.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018

It was a veritable thoroughfare of yukatas and getas, in an array of colors, on visitors young and old, shuffling, striding and practically skipping through the night.

From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2018