galosh

ga·losh

or ga·loshe′

either of a pair of overshoes, esp. a high, warmly lined overshoe of rubber and fabric: usually used in pl.
Obs. any heavy shoe or boot

Origin of galosh

Middle English galoche from Old French from Medieval Latin galochium, shoe with a wooden sole from Vulgar Latin an unverified form calopus from Classical Greek kalopous, literally , wooden foot from kalon, wood + pous, foot

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galosh

noun

A waterproof overshoe: I wear galoshes when it rains to keep my shoes dry.
Obsolete A sturdy heavy-soled boot or shoe.

Origin of galosh

Middle English galoche wooden-soled shoe from Old French of unknown origin

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Noun

(plural galoshes)

(UK) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
(US) A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.

Origin

From Middle English galoche, from Old French galoche (“shoe with a wooden sole”), but further uncertain; three main theories exist:

From Vulgar Latin *galopium, from Ancient Greek καλοπόδιον (kalopodion), diminutive of καλόπους (kalopous, “shoemaker's block”), compound of κᾶλον (kalon, “wood”) and πούς (pous, “foot”). More at holt and foot.
From Late Latin gallicula, diminutive of gallica (solea) (“Gallic (sandal)”).
From Old French galette (“flat round cake”), from galet (“pebble”).

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