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Geta

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Roman emperor who ruled from 209 to 211 C.E.
Noun
  1. 1
    A Japanese raised wooden clog, worn with traditional Japanese garments such as the kimono.

    "Because of August he wears shorts and sandals, the Japanese geta sort called thongs."

  2. 2
    footwear usually with wooden soles wordnet
  3. 3
    A technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Geta.

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