A variant spelling of 'galosh' or 'galouche'; a waterproof shoe or overshoe, typically rubber.
From French 'galoches,' which came from Spanish/Portuguese 'galocha,' possibly derived from Greek 'kalopódion' (sandal), entering English in the 17th century.
The spelling variations in 'galosh/galoche/galouche' show how words traveled across European languages and traders added their own spellings—the spelling chaos actually maps the trade routes of waterproof shoe technology!
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