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galosh

 Play ga·losh

or ga·loshe′

  1. either of a pair of overshoes, esp. a high, warmly lined overshoe of rubber and fabric: usually used in pl.
  2. 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


galosh

noun

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

Origin of galosh

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

galosh

galosh


galosh

Noun

(plural galoshes)

  1. (UK) A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
  2. (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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