houseau

French

Etymology

From Middle French houseau, housel, hosel, from Old French huesel, housel (“boot, leggings”), diminutive of huese, hose (“boot, leggings”), from Frankish *husa, *hosa (“boot, leggings”), from Proto-Germanic *husǭ, *hausaz (“covering, shell, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“cover”). Cognate with Old High German hosa (German Hose, “pants”), Old English hose (“hose, pod, husk”), Old Norse hosa (“trousers, stocking”), Old Norse hauss (“skull”). More at hose, hosen.

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /u.zo/

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Noun

houseau m (plural houseaux)

1. (historical) gaiter

   Synonym: guêtre

Descendants

• → English: huseau

Further reading

• “houseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.