sandal
n.n. a type of shoe that has an open top and usually only one strap. You wear them when you want your feet to be cool and comfortable.
n. a type of footwear consisting of a sole and one or more straps, typically worn in warm weather.
I wear a sandal to the beach every summer.
The hikers chose to wear lightweight sandals to keep their feet cool while walking through the dusty desert.
While modern designs often feature synthetic materials, traditional sandals are still crafted from natural fibers like leather or woven plant fibers to ensure breathability and flexibility.
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.
From Middle English sandal (“sandalwood”), from Medieval Latin sandalum, from Byzantine Greek σάνδανον (sándanon), σάνταλον (sántalon), from Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), from Middle Persian [script needed] (cndl /čandal/, “sandalwood”), from Sanskrit चन्दन (candana, “sandalwood”). Doublet of santalum.
From Arabic صَنْدَل (ṣandal), the same word as the shoe sandal, just applied for boats of the shape of this shoe.