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Waterproof rubber boots, intended to be worn in wet or muddy conditions. Short forms: wellies (singular welly or wellie)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, plural, plural-normally
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plural of wellington boot
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, who wore and popularised a similar style of boot, if not made of rubber.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
botes de pluja
— waterproof rubber boot
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Czech:
gumovka
— waterproof rubber boot
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Danish:
gummistøvel
— waterproof rubber boot
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Danish:
gummistøvler
— waterproof rubber boot
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Dutch:
laarzen
— waterproof rubber boot
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Dutch:
rubberlaarzen
— waterproof rubber boot
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Dutch:
botten
— waterproof rubber boot
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Finnish:
kumisaappaat
— waterproof rubber boot
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Finnish:
kumpparit
— waterproof rubber boot
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Finnish:
nokialaiset
— waterproof rubber boot
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French:
bottes en caoutchouc
— waterproof rubber boot
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Galician:
botas de goma
— waterproof rubber boot
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German:
Gummistiefel
— waterproof rubber boot
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Hungarian:
gumicsizma
— waterproof rubber boot
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Irish:
buataisí rubair
— waterproof rubber boot
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Norman:
hautes bottes
— waterproof rubber boot
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Norwegian Bokmål:
gummistøvel
— waterproof rubber boot
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Norwegian Bokmål:
gummistøvler
— waterproof rubber boot
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
gummistøvel
— waterproof rubber boot
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
gummistøvlar
— waterproof rubber boot
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Polish:
gumiaki
— waterproof rubber boot
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Polish:
gumowce
— waterproof rubber boot
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Polish:
kalosze
— waterproof rubber boot
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Portuguese:
galocha
— waterproof rubber boot
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Russian:
рези́новый сапо́г
(rezínovyj sapóg)
— waterproof rubber boot
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Scottish Gaelic:
bòtann
— waterproof rubber boot
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Spanish:
botas de goma
— waterproof rubber boot
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Spanish:
botas de agua
— waterproof rubber boot
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Swedish:
gummistövlar
— waterproof rubber boot
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Swedish:
stövlar
— waterproof rubber boot
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Welsh:
esgidiau glaw
— waterproof rubber boot
