Definition of SANDAL

sandal

Meanings

Plural: sandals

Noun

  • a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot
  • A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
  • sandalwood
  • A long narrow boat used on the Barbary coast.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 7

sandal is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sandal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sandal is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

sandal is a valid Words With Friends word