chinela
noun
chi·ne·la
variants or less commonly chinele
chə̇ˈnālə
plural -s
: slipper
especially : a flat slipper with no heel worn by Philippine women
Word History
Etymology
Spanish chinela, alteration of chanela, probably from Italian dialect cianella, variant of pianella, from piano flat (from Latin planus) + -ellą feminine diminutive suffix