A variant spelling or pronunciation of golosh or galosh, an overshoe or waterproof shoe worn over regular shoes.
From the same root as golosh and galosh, from Dutch or Russian origins (voloshenka). The word traveled through European trade routes.
The word 'golosh' has Russian roots but came into English through Dutch traders—it's a shoe that traveled the trade routes between empires and picked up different names in each language.
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