Hausschuh

slipper

noun HOWS-shoo Rare

Also means

house shoe

Usage Note

Hausschuh is an indoor slipper, almost always used in the plural Hausschuhe. Wearing them indoors and leaving street shoes at the door is a near-universal habit in German homes.

Examples

"Zieh bitte die Straßenschuhe aus und nimm die Hausschuhe."

Natural Translation

Please take off your street shoes and put on the slippers.

Literal Translation

Take please the street-shoes off and take the house-shoes.

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