paduka

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noun

Traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.

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Meanings

nounpaduka (plural padukas)

plural padukas

  1. Traditional Indian footwear, essentially consisting of a sole with a post and knob engaged between the big toe and second toe.

    These natural-rubber sandals are based on the paduka or toe-knob sandals, a 5,000-year-old Indian shoe design.

    2009 June 3, Derick Chetty, “Flip-flop with modern sole”, in Toronto Star

Origin

From a Sanskrit word, derived from the word for "foot".

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

paduka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paduka

MLA

“paduka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paduka. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paduka,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paduka.

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