chappal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चप्पल (cappal), itself borrowed from Telugu చెప్పులు (ceppulu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʌp.əl/, (Indic) /ˈt͡ʃapːal/

Noun

chappal (plural chappals)

  1. A type of footwear used in India, Mauritius, and Pakistan, similar to a sandal.
    • 2016, Megan Adamson Sijapati with Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, Religion and Modernity in the Himalaya, page 173:
      Chappals and shoes will fill up the garbage pit too quickly. I think it is impossible to burn old shoes and chappals. They melt and become very bad.

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