Hyphenation
ga·loshTurkish pronunciation
gıläşPronunciation
/gəˈläsʜ/ /ɡəˈlɑːʃ/
Etymology
[ g&-'läsh ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English galoche, from Old French galoche 'shoe with a wooden sole', from Vulgar Latin *galopium, from Ancient Greek kalopodion, diminutive of kalopous 'shoemaker's block', compound of kalon 'wood' and pous 'foot'. More at holt and foot.