snowboots

English

Noun

snowboots

1. plural of snowboot

Swedish

Alternative forms

• snobots

Etymology

From English snowboots. First attested in Swedish in 1906, uncommon after 1950.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnoːbɔts/, /ˈsnɔbɔts/, /ˈsnɔuːbɔts/, /ˈsnoʊbuːts/

Noun

snowboots n pl

1. (dated) pair of shoes, partially or fully made out of rubber, with a wadded inner side that reaches the ankle, and a zipper or buttons, which are worn on an inner shoe to protect against snow and cold weather

See also

• bottin
• galosch
• pampusch

References

• Snowboots. Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. 21 October 2013.
• snowboots in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)