sandal

Meaning

A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot

Synonyms

shoe

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slipper

sandals

sandalwood

footwear

moccasin

sandal wood

slip on

santal

sandalwood tree

scuffer

white sandalwood

fragrant substance

aloe

santalumalbum

brogue

clog

shoes

slippers

thong

wear

Translations

sandale

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sandalia

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Sandale

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sandalo

sandaal

👡

chaussure

👞

sandália

👡

sandàlia

👡

abarca

👡

sandal

⛵

sandalium

σανδάλι

alpercata

huarache

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsændəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sandal

In summary

From Middle English sandal (“sandal”), from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion), diminutive of σάνδαλον (sándalon, “sandal”), of unknown origin. Often mistakenly parsed as related to sand.