gula

American  

[gyoo-luh, goo-] / ˈgju lə, ˈgu- /

noun

gulae, plural gulas plural

1. Zoology.

   1. the upper part of the throat or gullet.

   2. the front or forward part of the neck.

2. Architecture.

   1. a molding having a large hollow, as a cavetto.

   2. ogee.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subgular
  adjective
• gular
  adjective
• intergular
  adjective

Inflected Forms

noun

• gulas
  plural
• gulae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of gula

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: throat, gullet, appetite

Example Sentences

But the essential flavor in black rice pudding is not the rice or the coconut, or even the funky gula jawa sugar — it’s the pandan.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2021

One, Meriton Latroon’s Bantam Punch, combined an Indonesian rum of sorts called Batavia Arrack with ambergris, which Mr. Wondrich defined as “clotted whale cholesterol,” and gula jawa, a funky Indonesian palm sugar.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2010

Submental peduncle: in Coleoptera, the prolonged portion of the gula supporting the mentum.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Lat. gurgulio, gula, and similar words derived from root gar, to swallow, the word representing the gurgling sound of water; Ital. doccia di grande; Ger.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

Heymons considers that it represents the sternites of the three trophal segments, and that the gula is merely a secondary development.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various