Sandal Definition

săndl
sandals
noun
A kind of footwear consisting of a sole fastened in various ways to the foot by straps over the instep or toes, or around the ankle.
Webster's New World
A low-cut shoe fastened to the foot by an ankle strap.
American Heritage
Any of various low slippers or shoes.
Webster's New World
A rubber overshoe cut very low and covering little more than the sole of the shoe.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Sandal

Noun

Singular:
sandal
Plural:
sandals

Origin of Sandal

  • From Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandalion), diminutive of σάνδαλον (sandalon, “sandal”), probably ultimately from Middle Persian (čandal, “sandalwood”). Compare New Persian صندل (sandal, “sandal”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French sandale from Latin sandalium from Greek sandalion diminutive of sandalon sandal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English from Old French sandale (possibly via Late Greek santalon) from Arabic ṭandal from Sanskrit candanam

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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