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footwrap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈfʊtˌɹæp/
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noun

Meaning 1

A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From foot + wrap.

Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: patava — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Azerbaijani: dolaq — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Belarusian: ану́ча (anúča) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Bulgarian: парте́нка (parténka) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 包腳布 /包脚布 (bāojiǎobù) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Czech: onuce — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Czech: ovinka — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Czech: zavinovačka — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Finnish: jalkarätti — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • French: chaussette russe — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • German: Fußlappen — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Ingrian: jalkarätti — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Japanese: ポルチャンキ (poruchanki) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Kazakh: шұлғау (şūlğau) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Korean: 발싸개 (balssagae) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Northern Altai: орамыш (oramïš) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Polish: onuca — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Russian: портя́нка (portjánka) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Russian: ону́ча (onúča) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Serbo-Croatian: обојак — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Serbo-Croatian: obojak — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Slovak: onuca — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Slovak: ovinka — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Slovak: ovinovačka — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Southern Altai: чулгу (čulgu) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Southern Altai: чулгамыш (čulgamïš) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Ottoman Turkish: طولاق (dolak) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Ukrainian: ону́ча (onúča) — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Vietnamese: vải bọc chân — a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • Vietnamese: xà cạp — a strip of cloth worn around the feet