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galoche

Meaninga clog, wooden shoe

Common meaning: overshoe worn to protect footwear

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincalopedia‘a clog, wooden shoe’source
  2. Frenchgalochesource
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa clog, wooden shoe → overshoegaloche‘overshoe’source
  4. Englishgaloche‘overshoe worn to protect footwear’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Late Latin calopedia ‘a clog, wooden shoe’.

Roots

  • calopedia Late Latin “a clog, wooden shoe”

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