🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

长靴

Native Script:長靴

Pronunciation / Transliteration: naga-gutsu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rainboot/ˈreɪn.buːt/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"雨の日は長靴を履くのが便利です。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A waterproof boot, typically made of rubber or plastic, worn to protect the feet from rain and mud.

    "She slipped into her yellow rainboots before splashing through the puddles."
  2. 2

    A high waterproof shoe designed for wet weather conditions or farming tasks.

    "The children wore their rainboots for the muddy nature walk."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'rain' (from Old English regn) and 'boot' (from Old French bote). The specific waterproof footwear style gained widespread popularity with the industrialization of rubber vulcanization in the 19th century.

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