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- [san-dl]
- /ˈsæn dl/
- /ˈsæn.dəl/
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- [san-dl]
- /ˈsæn dl/
Definitions of sandal word
- abbreviation SANDAL sandalwood. 1
- verb with object sandal to furnish with sandals. 1
- noun sandal open shoe 1
- countable noun sandal Sandals are light shoes that you wear in warm weather, which have straps instead of a solid part over the top of your foot. 0
- noun sandal a light shoe consisting of a sole held on the foot by thongs, straps, etc 0
- noun sandal a strap passing over the instep or around the ankle to keep a low shoe on the foot 0
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Origin of sandal
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < French sandale; replacing Middle English sandalie < Latin sandalium < Greek sandálion, equivalent to sándal(on) sandal + -ion diminutive suffix
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Parts of speech for Sandal
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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sandal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sandal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sandal
noun sandal
- babouche — a Middle-Eastern, particularly Turkish, heelless slipper
- moccasin — a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of u -shaped leather on top of the foot, worn originally by the American Indians.
- mule — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- mules — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
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