zori

American  

[zawr-ee] / ˈzɔr i /

noun

plural

zori

1. a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.

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Etymology

Origin of zori

1895–1900; < Japanese zōri, earlier zau-ri < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese cǎo grass + lǐ footgear

Example Sentences

Marge Kumaki pointed out that the Japanese word for flip-flops is “zori.”

From Washington Post

That they remove their zori sandals and go barefoot is enough to suggest Japaneseness.

From New York Times

Only the occasional wooden zori indicates their Japanese origin.

From Washington Post

In his summer uniform of white cotton, with his flat white cap and white gloves, and an imposing sword, he looks like a naval officer, even if, as sometimes happens, his feet are in zori.

From Project Gutenberg

Pilgrims bring with them gifts of small straw sandals—the zori that children wear—and leave them before the cavern, that the feet of the little ghosts may not be wounded by the sharp rocks.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• moccasin
• shoe
• slipper