gutta

noun

gut·​ta ˈgə-tə  ˈgu̇-tə 

plural guttae ˈgə-ˌtē 

ˈgu̇-,

-ˌtī

: one of a series of ornaments in the Doric entablature that is usually in the form of a frustum of a cone

Examples of gutta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its modern name comes from the Latin gutta, a drop of fluid, a term first recorded in the 13th century by an English monk, suggesting that the body’s phlegm had overflowed and flooded the joint — not so far-off from the actual surfeit of uric acid. —Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, drop

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing gutta

• gutta-percha