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

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

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 • Dec. 4, 2018

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2017

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