savate

French

noun
Definitions
  • savatesavate
  • (colloquial) old slipper

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French savate (old shoe) inherited from Old French chavate (shoe) derived from Turkish zabata derived from čabata (overshoes) derived from Old Turkic čapmaq (slap on) derived from Chorasmian čābātān (thick boots).

Origin

Chorasmian

čābātān

Gloss

thick boots

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