Galosh — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈælɑːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈalɒʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈalɒʃ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈælɑːʃ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rubber arctic gumshoe golosh

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Galosche

ein wasserdichter Überschuh, der die Schuhe vor Wasser oder Schnee schützt

🇫🇷French

caoutchouc

un couvre-chaussure imperméable qui protège les chaussures de l'eau ou de la neige

🇪🇸Spanish

chanclo

un cubrezapato impermeable que protege los zapatos del agua o la nieve

🇮🇹Italian

galoscia

un copriscarpe impermeabile che protegge le scarpe dall'acqua o dalla neve

🇳🇱Dutch

overschoen

een waterdichte overschoen die schoenen beschermt tegen water of sneeuw

🇵🇹Portuguese

galocha

uma capa de sapato impermeável que protege os sapatos da água ou da neve

🇷🇺Russian

калоша

водонепроницаемая обувь, защищающая обувь от воды и снега

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रबड़ का जूता

एक वाटरप्रूफ ओवरशू जो जूतों को पानी या बर्फ से बचाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গালাস

একটি জলরোধী ওভারশু যা জুতাকে জল বা তুষার থেকে রক্ষা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

காலோஷ்

தண்ணீர் அல்லது பனியில் இருந்து காலணிகளைப் பாதுகாக்கும் நீர்ப்புகா மேலடுக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

గాలోష్

నీరు లేదా మంచు నుండి బూట్లు రక్షించే జలనిరోధిత ఓవర్‌షూ

🇮🇳Marathi

गलोश

एक जलरोधक ओव्हरशू जो शूजांना पाणी किंवा बर्फापासून वाचवतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગલોશ

વોટરપ્રૂફ ઓવરશૂ જે જૂતાને પાણી અથવા બરફથી સુરક્ષિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಲೋಶ್

ನೀರು ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಮದಿಂದ ಬೂಟುಗಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಜಲನಿರೋಧಕ ಓವರ್‌ಶೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗലോഷ്

വെള്ളത്തിൽ നിന്നോ മഞ്ഞിൽ നിന്നോ ഷൂസ് സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വാട്ടർപ്രൂഫ് ഓവർഷൂ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੋਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਵਾਟਰਪ੍ਰੂਫ਼ ਓਵਰਸ਼ੂਅ ਜੋ ਜੁੱਤੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਪਾਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਬਰਫ਼ ਤੋਂ ਬਚਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گالوش

ایک واٹر پروف اوور شو جو جوتوں کو پانی یا برف سے بچاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

套鞋

防水套鞋，可保护鞋子免受水或雪的影响

🇯🇵Japanese

雨樋

靴を水や雪から守る防水オーバーシューズ

🇰🇷Korean

갈로쉬

물이나 눈으로부터 신발을 보호하는 방수 덧신

🇹🇭Thai

กาโลช

รองเท้าหุ้มส้นกันน้ำที่ช่วยปกป้องรองเท้าจากน้ำหรือหิมะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepatu karet

sepatu luar tahan air yang melindungi sepatu dari air atau salju

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكالوش

حذاء مضاد للماء يحمي الحذاء من الماء أو الثلج

🇮🇷Persian

گالوش

کفشی ضد آب که از کفش ها در برابر آب یا برف محافظت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

galoş

ayakkabıları sudan veya kardan koruyan su geçirmez bir galoş

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַרדָל

נעל עמידה למים המגנה על הנעליים מפני מים או שלג

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'galosh'?

The primary meaning of 'galosh' is 'a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'galosh' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'galosh' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'galosh' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'galosh' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'galosh' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'galosh' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'galosh' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'galosh' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'galosh' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'galosh' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted