gole

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

English

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

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

Italian

Noun

gole f

  1. plural of gola

Anagrams

Lower Sorbian

Noun

gole n pers

  1. Superseded spelling of góle.

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 Superseded spelling of góle.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

Etymology

Reduced from engolir (to swallow)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: go‧le

Noun

gole m (plural goles)

  1. gulp
  2. sip
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