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galosh

Pronunciation: /ɡəˈlɒʃ/

The English word “galosh” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow.
  2. A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions.
  3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe and part of the leg.

verb

  1. To walk while wearing, or as if wearing, galoshes; to splash about.

Etymology

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”).…

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