Sabot - Sabot (English spelling) French

In Japan, it refers to European wooden shoes. They are made by hollowing out a block of living, hard, water-resistant wood such as willow, beech, or walnut that has been thoroughly dried. They have been used since ancient times, but are still worn today by farmers in the Brittany region of France and the Netherlands, and are the same style for both men and women. The word originates from the Arabic word zaboto. French wooden shoes were originally called sabots, and Dutch wooden shoes were called klomps. Thick wooden soles with rough leather on the upper are also called sabots. Clogs are thought to be one of the prototypes of shoes, but their origin is unclear. Similar shoes can also be found in Japan and Korea.

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Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

日本ではヨーロッパの木靴をいう。ヤナギ、ブナ、クルミなど、耐水性のある堅い木の生木を十分に枯らした木塊をくりぬいてつくる。古代から用いられていたが、現代でもフランスのブルターニュ地方や、オランダなどの農民に履かれており、男女とも同型である。語源はアラビア語のzaboto。本来フランスの木靴をサボ、オランダの木靴はクロンプklompという。甲部に粗い皮をつけた厚い木底の履き物もサボとよぶ。サボは靴の原型の一つと考えられるが、起源は明らかでない。似たものは日本や朝鮮にもみられる。

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