gobelete

Galician

Etymology

From French gobelet, from Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel (to swallow up), from Gaulish *gobbos, from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (muzzle, snout, beak), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵoph₃o- (eat).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡoβeˈlete̝/

Noun

gobelete m (plural gobeletes)

  1. goblet, cup
  2. beaker (ceramic drinking vessel with handles)
  3. basin (for dice)

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