geta

[ get-uh; Japanese ge-tah ]

noun

, plural ge·ta, ge·tas.

1. a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.

Word History and Origins

Origin of geta¹

1880–85; < Japanese, perhaps by ellipsis from shita-geta, equivalent to shita below, under + -geta, combining form of keta slat, lath; or ge (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese xià below) + Japanese ( i ) ta board

Example Sentences

“From the bomb, of course! My dad used to make geta and sold them in a little shop in front of our house in Hiroshima.”

From Literature

“It looks better if your geta are too small,” the Japanese woman dressing me said.

From The Guardian

The surreal air defined the entire presentation, as dancers moved by bending forward and back on Japanese “geta” clogs.

From Seattle Times

The surreal air defined the entire presentation, as dancers moved by bending forward and back on Japanese “geta” clogs.

From Washington Times

It was a veritable thoroughfare of yukatas and getas, in an array of colors, on visitors young and old, shuffling, striding and practically skipping through the night.

From New York Times