A type of galosh or waterproof overshoe, particularly a rubber shoe worn to protect feet in wet conditions.
Related to galosh, from the same French and Greek roots referring to protective footwear. The -a ending may indicate a variant spelling or regional form.
Galusha and galosh are cousins in the footwear family—regional variations in spelling show how the same object got named differently across English-speaking communities!
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