zorizo·ri (zôr??)n. pl. zori or zo·ris A flat sandal with thongs, usually made of straw or leather.[Japanese z?ri, from Middle Chinese tshaw´ li´, straw sandal (also the source of Mandarin c?o l?) : tshaw´, grass, straw + li´, shoe.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.zori (?z??r?) n (Clothing & Fashion) a Japanese thronged sandal usually made of leather or strawCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014zo?ri (?z?r i) n., pl. -ri, -ris. a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes. [1895?1900;