# pigache

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɪˈɡɒʃ/

## Definitions
1. A shoe with a long pointed toe worn in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
2. Synonym of poulaine (“any style of long-toed medieval shoe”).
3. An elongated pointed sleeve in some medieval gowns.

## Etymology
From French pigache (“kind of hoe, kind of hoofprint, kind of shoe”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pigache