galocha

French

Verb

galocha

1. third-person singular past historic of galocher

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
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “galocha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “galocha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• 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

Portuguese

Galochas

Etymology

Borrowed from French galoche.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɐˈlɔ.t͡ʃɐ/

• Rhymes: -ɔʃɐ

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. galosh (waterproof overshoe)

Derived terms

• chato de galocha
• galochinha

 

Further reading

• “galocha”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Spanish

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. A game of galotxetes

Further reading

• “galocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10