English Explanatory Dictionary

chausson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of armor for the leg and/or foot, chiefly in the form of chainmail covering the thigh above the knee (with the chausse covering the other half of the leg).
  2. A kind of slipper or sock.
  3. A French turnover (food).

Pronunciation

/ʃoʊˈsɔn/

Word forms

chausson chaussons

Etymology

From French chausson (“shoe, sock; turnover”). Doublet of calzone.

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