galoshes
noun/ɡəˈlɒʃɪz/
/ɡəˈlɑːʃɪz/
[plural]- rubber shoes (no longer very common) that are worn over normal shoes in wet weather
- a pair of galoshes
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a type of clog): via Old French from late Latin gallicula, diminutive of Latin gallica (solea) ‘Gallic (shoe)’. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.Definitions on the go
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