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Where does “gargle” come from?

Gargle comes from Old French gargouiller, from Old French gargouille, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

gargle (English): to clean one's mouth by holding water or some...

Definitions

  1. to clean one's mouth by holding water or some...

Ancestry of “gargle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgargouillerto gargle; to rumble
2Old Frenchgargouillethroat

Words derived from “gargle”

  • gargler
  • Garglegate
  • gargle-factory
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