/get"euh/ ; Japn. /ge"tah/ , n. , pl. geta, getas .
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
[ 1880-85; shita-geta, equiv. to shita below, under + -geta, comb. form of keta slat, lath; or ge ( xià below) + Japn ( i ) ta board ]