goule

See also: gōulè

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡul/

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul, demon”).

Noun

goule f (plural goules)

1. ghoul (spirit; ghost)

Etymology 2

From Old French goule which evolved into Modern French gueule, but has survived as a regional or informal variant. Compare Picard goule.

Noun

goule f (plural goules)

1. (slang, dialectal, regional) nonstandard form of gueule (“face; mouth”)

Further reading

• “goule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• logue, logué

Norman

Noun

goule f (plural goules)

1. alternative form of dgeule

Derived terms

• bailleux d'goule (“chatterbox”)

Old French

Alternative forms

• gole

Etymology

From Latin gula (“gullet, throat, palate”).

Noun

goule oblique singular, f (oblique plural goules, nominative singular goule, nominative plural goules)

1. mouth
   • c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:

     De cel dragon dui rai issoient
     Qui par la gole fors sailloient

     Two rays came out of this dragon
     Out of its mouth

   • c. 1250, Rutebeuf, Ci encoumence de la Griesche d'este:

     Ne boivent pas, chacuns le coule,
     Tant en antonnent par la goule

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• French: gueule
• Gallo: goule, góll
• Norman: dgeule, goule
• Walloon: gueuye