galocha

French

Verb

galocha

1. third-person singular past historic of galocher

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. Ultimately from Old French galoche or Old Occitan galocha. Compare English galosh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. sabot, clog (made entirely in wood)

   Synonyms: madroña, zoca

2. clog (of leather, with wooden sole)

   Synonym: zoco

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “galocha”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “galocha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French galoche

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. galosh (waterproof overshoe)