jandal

English

Etymology

Blend of Japanese +‎ sandal, originally a trademarked name.[1]

Pronunciation

enPR: jăn'dəl, IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒændəl/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Rhymes: -ændəl

Noun

jandal (plural jandals)

(New Zealand) A flip-flop (type of footwear)

Synonyms

(an item of footwear): see list in flip-flop

Translations

flip-flop

Georgian: ჩუსტი (čusṭi)
Hungarian: lábujjközös papucs, (slang or colloquial) tangapapucs
Maori: hū pakipaki
Shona: patapata
Spanish: chancla (es), bamba (es)

References

“Morris Yock trademarks the jandal”, in New Zealand History‎, 1957 October 4, retrieved 9 December 2017

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