sandal

/ˈsændəl/

sandal

English Noun Top 26,977

Definition

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

Etymology

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.