noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈsnoʊʃu/
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CMU ARPABET:S N OW1 SH UW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A flat item of footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of mukluk
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mukluk
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A domestic cat of a particular breed with a light body and darker ears, face, legs, and tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To travel using snowshoes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: device
6
verb
Meaning 6
travel on snowshoes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
After a heavy snowfall, we have to snowshoe to the grocery store
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: travel, go, move, locomote
History
Etymology
From snow + shoe.
From snowshoe.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
elur-erraketa
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Belarusian:
снегасту́п
(snjehastúp)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Bulgarian:
снегохо́дка
(snegohódka)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Catalan:
raqueta
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Chinese Mandarin:
雪鞋
(xuěxié)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Plains-Cree:
asâm
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Plains-Cree:
ᐊᓵ
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Czech:
sněžnice
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Danish:
snesko
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Dutch:
sneeuwschoen
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Esperanto:
rakedo
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Estonian:
rääts
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Finnish:
lumikenkä
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
French:
raquette à neige
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Galician:
marañón
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
German:
Schneeschuh
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Greek:
χιονοπέδιλο
(chionopédilo)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Irish:
bróg shneachta
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Italian:
racchetta da neve
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Italian:
ciaspola
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Japanese:
かんじき
(kanjiki)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Japanese:
スノーシュー
(sunōshū)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Korean:
눈신
(nunsin)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Korean:
설피
(seolpi)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Macedonian:
снегоодалка
(snegoodalka)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Macedonian:
снежница
(snežnica)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Menominee:
a·kem
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Mi'kmaq:
aqam
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Navajo:
yaské
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Navajo:
zaské
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Ojibwe:
aagim
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Persian:
پاچیله
(pâčile)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Polish:
rakieta śnieżna
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Portuguese:
raquete
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Russian:
снегосту́п
(snegostúp)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Slovak:
snežnica
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Spanish:
raqueta
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Swedish:
snösko
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Swedish:
tryga
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Turkish:
kar ayakkabısı
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Turkish:
leken
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Ottoman Turkish:
لكن
(leken)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Ukrainian:
снігосту́п
(snihostúp)
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
Welsh:
esgid eira
— flat footwear worn to facilitate walking in deep snow
