"goule" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡul/ Forms: goules [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul, demon”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|ar|غُول||ghoul, demon}} Borrowed from Arabic غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul, demon”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} goule f (plural goules)
  1. ghoul (spirit; ghost) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-goule-fr-noun-5bXoFFsx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡul/ Forms: goules [plural]
Etymology: From Old French goule which evolved into Modern French gueule, but has survived as a regional or informal variant. Compare Picard goule. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|fro|goule}} Old French goule, {{cog|pcd|goule}} Picard goule Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} goule f (plural goules)
  1. (slang, dialectal, regional) Nonstandard form of gueule (“face; mouth”). Tags: alt-of, dialectal, feminine, nonstandard, regional, slang Alternative form of: gueule (extra: face; mouth)
    Sense id: en-goule-fr-noun-nIavJajs Categories (other): Regional French, French undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Mythological creatures Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mythological creatures: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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