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gota — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bead noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
  • gout noun A painful form of arthritis caused by a build-up of uric acid crystals in the joints, often striking the big toe.
  • morsel noun A small piece or amount of food, or more generally, a tiny bit of something.

Senses

gota is used for these senses in English:

  • bead A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]
  • dash A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
  • drop (also, figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  • gout (rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.
  • goutte (heraldiccharge) A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.
  • morsel A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

bead — full definition

  1. noun A small, often round piece of glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through it, used for jewellery or decoration.
  2. noun A small drop of liquid, such as sweat or condensation.
  3. noun One of the small balls on a rosary, used for counting prayers.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

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