zori
[
zawr
-ee]
/ˈzɔr i/
noun
,
plural
zori.
1.
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
Origin
1895-1900;
<
Japanese
zōri,
earlier
zau-ri
<
Middle Chinese,
equivalent to
Chinese
cǎo
grass +
lǐ
footgear
Word Origin and History for
zori
n.
1823, from Japanese
zori
, from
so
"grass, (rice) straw" +
ri
"footwear, sole."