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goutte

goutte

See also: goutté

English

Noun

goutte (plural gouttes)

  1. (heraldry) A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.

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French

Etymology

Middle French goutte < Old French gote, from Latin gutta. The second t was added back in Middle French to reflect the original Latin spelling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡut/

Noun

goutte f (plural gouttes)

  1. droplet
  2. (heraldry) goutte
  3. gout (disease)

Adverb

goutte

  1. (obsolete, used with "ne") not
    Il ne parloit goutte
    He did not talk at all

Synonyms

  • pas (contemporary French)
  • mie (obsolete)

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Middle French

Noun

goutte f (plural gouttes)

  1. (heraldry) goutte (droplike shape)