Meanings
geta1
plural getas
- 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.
1963 March 16, Hal Porter, “Little old lady passing by”, in The Bulletin, page 22, column 31 more example
The Japanese geta or wooden sandal is a superb, though little-utilized, tool for training in the martial arts.[…]The geta are flat, wooden sandals raised on vertical slats.
1982 July 28, Robert Dillon, “Geta As A Karate Training Tool”, in Black Belt, page 70 - goA technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.
Synonyms: net
Geta2
- A Roman emperor who ruled from 209 to 211 C.E.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA technique for capturing stones by enclosing them in a “net” preventing them from escaping in any direction.
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Origin
geta · noun
- Japanese下駄
- Englishgeta
Borrowed from Japanese 下駄 (geta).
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Full word history & related roots →Geta · proper noun
- LatinGeta
- EnglishGeta
Borrowed from Latin Geta.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian джапа́нка
- джапа́нка (džapánka)Japanese raised wooden clogs
Chinese Mandarin 下馱 /下驮, 木屐
- 下馱 /下驮 (xiàtuó)Japanese raised wooden clogs
- 木屐 (mùjī)Japanese raised wooden clogs
Dutch geta, net
- getacapturing technique in Go
- netcapturing technique in Go
German Geta, Netz
- Getacapturing technique in Go
- Netzcapturing technique in Go
Japanese 下駄, 下駄
- 下駄 (geta)Japanese raised wooden clogs
- 下駄 (geta)capturing technique in Go
Korean 게타
- 게타 (geta)Japanese raised wooden clogs
Russian гэ́та, ге́та
- гэ́та (gɛ́ta)Japanese raised wooden clogs
- ге́та (géta)Japanese raised wooden clogs
Spanish geta
- getaJapanese raised wooden clogs
Thai เกี๊ยะ
- เกี๊ยะ (gía)Japanese raised wooden clogs
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Cite this entry
geta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta
“geta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geta,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geta.
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