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galoche.

clog (shoe with a wooden sole)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡa.lɔʃ/
  1. clog (shoe with a wooden sole)

    feminine
  2. a chin that is long and pointed

    feminine
  3. French kiss

    feminine · slang
Where this word comes from

Of unclear origin. Possibly from Vulgar Latin *calopia, from calopodia, from Ancient Greek κᾱλόπους (kālópous, “shoemaker's last”). Alternatively from a Vulgar Latin gallicula, diminutive of Latin gallica (“Gallic shoe”). Other origins have also been proposed.

verb/ɡa.lɔʃ/
  1. inflection of galocher: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of galocher: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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