soulier
See also: Soulier
French
Etymology
From Old French souler.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /su.lje/
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Noun
soulier m (plural souliers)
- shoe, boot (protective covering for the foot)
- Synonyms: chaussure, (informal) godasse, (informal) grole, (France, slang) pompe
- 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis:
- Les habits, qui pèsent sur mes mollets, sont plats, tièdes d’un côté seulement. Les lacets de mes souliers n’ont plus de ferrets.
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Usage notes
- More common in Canada and Louisiana than chaussure.
Further reading
- “soulier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.