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noun, feminine

galoche

/ɡa.lɔʃ/

noun, feminine/ɡa.lɔʃ/plural: galoches

clog (shoe with a wooden sole); a chin that is long and pointed; French kiss

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.