soulier

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Champenois

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old French soler, from Late Latin subtelāris.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /su.ʎe/

Noun

soulier m (plural souliers)

  1. (Troyen) shoe

References

  • Daunay, Jean (1998) Parlers de Champagne : Pour un classement thématique du vocabulaire des anciens parlers de Champagne (Aube - Marne - Haute-Marne) (in French), Rumilly-lés-Vaudes
  • Baudoin, Alphonse (1885) Glossaire de la forêt de Clairvaux (in French), Troyes

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French soler, from Late Latin subtelāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /su.lje/
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Noun

soulier m (plural souliers)

  1. (dated outside North America, footwear) shoe, boot (protective covering for the foot)
    Synonyms: chaussure, (informal) godasse, (informal) grole, (slang) pompe
    • 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis, archived from the original on 27 May 2019:
      Les habits, qui pèsent sur mes mollets, sont plats, tièdes d’un côté seulement. Les lacets de mes souliers n’ont plus de ferrets.
      The clothes, which weigh on my calves, are flat, warm on only one side. The laces of my shoes no longer have aglets.

Usage notes

  • More common in Canada and Louisiana than chaussure.

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