high wooden clogs; rain clogs
Traditional Japanese footwear with tall wooden supports, worn to keep feet dry in rain or mud. Often associated with historical or rural settings.
In the old days, people wore high clogs when going out on rainy days.
この博物館には江戸時代の足駄が展示されている。
This museum displays high clogs from the Edo period.
tall clogs; high geta
Compound of 足 (ashi, 'foot') and 駄 (da, a suffix for footwear). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word refers to a type of tall wooden clog.