sandal
pronunciation
How to pronounce sandal in British English:
UK [ˈsændl]
How to pronounce sandal in American English:
US [ˈsændl]
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- Noun:
- a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
Word Origin
- sandal
- sandal: [14] English acquired sandal from Latin sandalium. This is turn was borrowed from Greek sandálion, a diminutive form of sándalon ‘wooden shoe’, which probably came from a western Asian language. It has no connection with the sandal- of sandalwood [16], which came via medieval Latin sandalum and Greek sántalon or sándanon from Sanskrit candanah.
- sandal (n.)
- type of shoe, late 14c., from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium "a slipper, sandal," from Greek sandalion, diminutive of sandalon "sandal," of unknown origin, perhaps from Persian. Related: Sandals.
Example
- 1. If it 's warm , a flat , fun , strappy sandal will offset the severity of the jacket .
- 2. Balinese workers busily wash down sidewalks and sweep up crushed beer cans , food wrappers , the odd rubber sandal and other detritus .
- 3. The shida sandal , a $ 3 black plastic shoe that is actually quite uncomfortable unless you 're hiding in a bunker and have bigger worries , is the official symbol of the struggle .