chaussure

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaussure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəʊˈsjʊɚ/, /ʃəʊˈsʊɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Noun

chaussure (plural chaussures)

1. (dated) Any footwear.

References

• “chaussure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• urachuses

French

Etymology

From chausser +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃo.syʁ/

• Audio; “une chaussure”:

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• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

chaussure f (plural chaussures)

1. shoe

   Synonyms: (dated) soulier, (informal) godasse, (informal) pompe

   trouver chaussure à son pied ― to find what one is looking for, to find what one wants, to find the right fit for on (literally, “to find a shoe for one's foot / that fits one's foot”)

2. the shoe industry

   travailler dans la chaussure ― to work in the shoe industry

Usage notes

• soulier is more common in Canada.

Related terms

• chausson
• chaussette

Further reading

• “chaussure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.