gole

See also: golé, golę, gołe, góle, and Göle

English

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Etymology

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Noun

gole (plural goles)

1. (British India) The main body of an army in array; a clustered body of troops; an irregular squadron of horsemen.
   • 1849, Brigadier Lockwood, Report of 2nd Cavalry Division at Battle of Goojerat:

     About this time a large gole of horsemen came on towards me, and I proposed to charge; but as they turned at once from the fire of the guns, and as there was a nullah in front, I refrained from advancing after them.

Alternative forms

• ghole

Anagrams

• lego, loge, Ogle, Goel, Oleg, Lego, goel, Loge, ogle, LEGO

Asturian

Verb

gole

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of golar

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin gula.

Noun

gole f (plural golis)

1. (anatomy) throat
2. (figurative) wish, desire

Related terms

• golôs

Italian

Noun

gole f

1. plural of gola

Anagrams

• gelo, gelò, lego, legò

Lower Sorbian

Etymology 1

Noun

gole n

1. Superseded spelling of góle.

Etymology 2

Noun

gole

1. Superseded spelling of góle.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɔlɛ
• Syllabification: go‧le
• Homophone: golę

Noun

gole

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of gol

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• golo

Etymology

Reduced from engolir (“to swallow”)

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lɨ/

• Hyphenation: go‧le

Noun

gole m (plural goles)

1. gulp
2. sip