chauce

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

  • (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈtʃaltsə/, (northern) /ˈkaltʃə/
  • (classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʃau̯tsə/, (northern) /ˈkau̯tʃə/

Noun

chauce oblique singular, f (oblique plural chauces, nominative singular chauce, nominative plural chauces)

  1. stocking, hose (garment worn on the foot and leg)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Champenois: chausse
  • Middle French: chausse
  • Norman: cauche
  • Walloon: tchåsse
  • → Middle Dutch: couse
    • Dutch: kous (see there for further descendants)

References

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