sandal

(săn'dl)
n.

1. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
2. A low-cut shoe fastened to the foot by an ankle strap.
3. A rubber overshoe cut very low and covering little more than the sole of the shoe.
4. A strap or band for fastening a low shoe or slipper on the foot.

[Middle English, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Greek sandalion, diminutive of sandalon, sandal.]

sandaled san'daled adj.

san·dal² (săn'dl)
n.
Sandalwood.

[Middle English, from Old French sandale (possibly via Late Greek santalon), from Arabic ṣandal, from Sanskrit candanam.]

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• Shoes and Footwear - sandal: usu. leather sole attached to foot by straps

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sandal

2.
n. - sandel

Nederlands (Dutch)
sandaal

Français (French)
1.
n. - sandale

2.
n. - santal, (bois de) santal

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Sandale

2.
n. - Sandelbaum, Sandelholz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σανδάλι, (φυτολ.) σάνταλο

Italiano (Italian)
sandalo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sandália (f), sândalo (m) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
сандалии, ремешок (сандалии), сандалеты, босоножки, открытые туфли, галоша со штрипкой, сандаловое дерево, древесина сандалового дерева, сандал

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - sandalia

2.
n. - diminutivo de sándalo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sandal, sandalett

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 凉鞋, 带子鞋, 拖鞋, 鞋襻

2. 檀香, 白檀, 檀香木, 白檀木

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 涼鞋, 帶子鞋, 拖鞋, 鞋襻

2.
n. - 檀香, 白檀, 檀香木, 白檀木

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 샌들, (고대 그리스, 로마의) 가죽신, (샌들의) 구두 끈

2.
n. - sandalwood (백단향)의 줄임말

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - サンダル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خشب ألصندل, خف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סנדל, רצועת סנדל‬
n. - ‮עץ אלמוג‬

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