noun
sandal
SAN-duhl
noun
1
An open shoe held onto the foot with straps, leaving the toes or much of the foot exposed.
"She kicked off her sandals as soon as she stepped onto the beach."
How to Use Sandal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA light, open shoe held on with straps, typically worn in warm weather.
Common mistake
Despite the look-alike spelling, "sandal" has no real connection to "sand" — the resemblance is coincidental.
Common pairings
a pair of sandals
strappy sandals
Word Forms
sandaled past tense, sandalled past tense, sandals plural, sandals plural, sandals singular
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Etymology
From Old French sandale, ultimately from Ancient Greek sandalion, a diminutive of sandalon — despite the resemblance, it is not related to the word "sand."