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French
Etymology
From Old French gobel, from Old Occitan gobel (“to swallow up”), from Gaulish *gobbos, from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (“muzzle, snout, beak”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵoph₃o- (“eat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
gobelet m (plural gobelets)
- goblet, cup
- beaker
- tumbler
Derived terms
Further reading
Middle French
Noun
gobelet m (plural gobelets)
- goblet
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French gobelet.
Noun
gobelet n (plural gobeleturi)
- goblet, cup
Declension
References
- gobelet in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN