French Conversation · Level 190
16 words
French word
sabot
Pronunciation
IPA/sabo/
Meaning
- masculine nounclog
Example
Il met des sabots pour jardiner.
He puts on clogs to garden.
More examples
Il a acheté une paire de sabots pour travailler dans le potager.
He bought a pair of wooden clogs to work in the vegetable garden.
Core concept
A stiff wooden shoe protecting the foot during outdoor work.
Common phrases
une paire de sabots
a pair of wooden clogs
des sabots de jardin
garden clogs
Similar words
chaussure: General footwear that covers the foot.
botte: Tall footwear covering the foot up to the ankle or calf.
sandale: Open footwear that leaves parts of the toes or instep exposed.
pantoufle: Soft footwear worn indoors.
Definition in French
Chaussure rigide en bois, souvent portée pour le travail ou en milieu rural.
Word origin
The French noun sabot is attested in Old French, while its deeper origin remains uncertain and has been linked to forms in neighboring languages.
Usage tips
- In French, sabot is masculine, so the singular uses un sabot and the plural uses des sabots.
Other meanings
- hoofnoun
- brake shoenoun
Related words
- sabotersabotageverb
- sabotagesabotagenoun