soulier

French

Etymology

From Old French souler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.lje/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

soulier m (plural souliers)

1. shoe, boot (protective covering for the foot)

   Synonyms: chaussure, (informal) godasse, (informal) grole, (France, slang) pompe

   • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis‎^[1]:

     Les habits, qui pèsent sur mes mollets, sont plats, tièdes d’un côté seulement. Les lacets de mes souliers n’ont plus de ferrets.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• More common in Canada and Louisiana than chaussure.

Further reading

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