Dictionary

goutte

/ɡut/

noun, feminine/ɡut/plural: gouttes

drop, droplet; goutte; gout; rivulet; brook; eau de vie

“comme deux gouttes d'eau”

Inherited from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, gute, goute, from Latin gutta. The second t was added back in Middle French to reflect the original Latin spelling.

adverb/ɡut/

not, not at all, not a drop

“Il ne parloit goutte.” — He did not talk at all.

Synonyms: pas, mie

Inherited from Middle French goutte, from Old French gote, gute, goute, from Latin gutta. The second t was added back in Middle French to reflect the original Latin spelling.