goulot
French
Etymology
From goule, variant of gueule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡu.lo/
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Noun
goulot m (plural goulots)
- bottleneck (narrow part of a bottle)
- 1924, Emmanuel Bove, Mes Amis:
- Heureusement, la patronne arriva, le goulot des bouteilles entre les doigts et le pain sous le bras.
- Fortunately, the boss arrived, the bottlenecks of the bottles between her fingers and the bread under her arm.
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Derived terms
- boire au goulot
- goulot d'étranglement
- refouler du goulot
Related terms
- goulet
- goulot
- gueule
Further reading
- “goulot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.