galocha
Portuguese, noun/ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
galocha is spelled G-A-L-O-C-H-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese, the 88,020th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Galocha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “galosh (waterproof overshoe)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “calçado maior que se usa para evitar a lama e a água no inverno, vestido por cima de outro calçado ligeiro…”.
What does galocha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegalosh (waterproof overshoe)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. calçado maior que se usa para evitar a lama e a água no inverno, vestido por cima de outro calçado ligeiro, da pantufa ou sapatilha. 2. bota alta, feita de borracha 3. sulco primeiro para abrir uma vala
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of galocha
- galochas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce galocha?
- Brazil /ɡaˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ɡɐˈlɔ.ʃɐ/
- Portugal /ɡɐˈlɔt.ʃɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is galocha in Portuguese?
galocha appears about once in every 8 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).