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

• “galocha” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “galocha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “galocha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “galocha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

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/

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. galosh (waterproof overshoe)

Spanish

Noun

galocha f (plural galochas)

1. A game of galotxetes

Further reading

• “galocha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014