tabi
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A Japanese sock with a separate section for the big toe worn with sandals
- noun
- /ˈtɑːbi/
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tabi
- He wore tabi socks with his traditional Japanese sandals during the festival.
Examples
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At the tea ceremony, guests typically wear tabi to show respect.
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The dancers elegantly moved in their colorful kimonos and matching tabi shoes.
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Tabi and Trel put on for the DMV in a lovely way with the visuals for "Time of Her Life."
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Chaerin too, both have been writing lyrics for a long time now, but the other two don't, so just because it works for Big Bang that Ji and Tabi do some producing and writing for the group, doesn't mean it would work for 2NE1.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Tabi comes from the Japanese characters 足 'foot' and 袋 'bag', and it originally meant a 'bag for the foot'. That's why tabi are split-toe socks with a separate space for the big toe, made to fit thong sandals and traditional clothing.