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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from French galoche, most likely via Polish kalosz (cf. Russian or Ukrainian кало́ша (kalóša)), hence the initial /k/ as opposed to German Galosche.
Noun
קאַלאָש • (kalosh) m, plural קאַלאָשן (kaloshn) or קאַלאָשעס (kaloshes)
- galosh (waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow)