gula

gul·a
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UK/ˈɡjuːlə/US/ˈɡ(j)ulə/

noun

The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.

Similar
gluttonyovereating
OriginLatin gula →
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Meanings

gula1

noungula (plural gulas or gulae)

plural gulas · plural gulae

  1. The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the upper throat.
  2. biologyA plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
  3. architectureA capping moulding; a cymatium.

Gula2

proper nounGula (plural Gulas)

plural Gulas

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)

Similar
gluttonyovereating
Broader
mortal sindeadly sin
Also see
gluttonyovereating

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latingula“throat, gullet”
  2. Englishgula

Learned borrowing from Latin gula (“throat, gullet”).

More words from Latin

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gula

hulaBeulahdoulamoolaFulaFoulahula-hula
All rhymes →

Sounds the same

gular (non-rhotic)

Anagrams

GaulLugaLaugugalAgul
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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