galosh
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galosh
- /ɡəˈlɒʃ/
Rhymes with -ɒʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English galoche, from Old French galoche (“a shoe with a wooden sole”), but its further history is uncertain.
further theories
* From Vulgar Latin *galopium or Late Latin calopedia (“a wooden shoe; a shoe with a wooden sole”), from Ancient Greek κᾱλοπόδιον (kālopódion), diminutive of κᾱλόπους (kālópous, “shoemaker's block”), compound of κᾶλον (kâlon, “wood”) and πούς (poús, “foot”). (More at holt and foot.)
* From Late Latin gallicula, diminutive of Latin gallica (solea) (“Gallic (sandal)”).
* From Old French galette (“flat round cake”), from galet (“pebble”).
noun galoshes · galoche · galoshe
- A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
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A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
Similar: gumboot, Wellington boots
- A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.
verb galoshes · galoshing · galoshed
- To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about. My mother, at the age of seventeen, took them on single-handed, galoshing her way through the mud with bundles of tracts, not necessarily religious but always uplifting, and generous supplies of calves' foot jelly.
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noun waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow
| Español | bota para la lluvia, bota de lluvia, bota de goma, zueco, chanclo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오버슈즈 obeosyujeu |
| 日本語 | ガロッシュ garosshu |
| 中文 | 套鞋 tàoxié, 膠鞋 /胶鞋 jiāoxié |
| Português | galocha |
| Français | claque, galoche |
| Deutsch | Galosche, Überschuh, Gamasche |
| Italiano | galoscia |
| Русский | гало́ша galóša, кало́ша kalóša |
| עברית | עַרְדָּל ʿardal, עַרְדָּלַיִם |
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title = {galosh},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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