goglet

G2O1G2L1E1T1

noun

A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.

OriginPortuguese gorgoleta →
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Meanings

noungoglet (plural goglets)

plural goglets · alternative gogglet · alternative gorgolet · alternative gugglet · alternative guglet · alternative gurglet · alternative gurgulet

  1. A jar or vase of porous pottery for keeping water cool by evaporation.

    […]Hurree Babu, rolling into the balcony to clean his teeth at a goglet.

    1901, Rudyard Kipling, Kim

Origin

  1. Portuguesegorgoleta
  2. Englishgoglet

From Portuguese gorgoleta. Compare French gargoulette.

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goglet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goglet

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“goglet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goglet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goglet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goglet.

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