English
goulotte
Goulotte comes from Italian goulotte ‘an Alpine gully that is too narrow to be skied…’, and goes back to French goulotte.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoulotte
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘an Alpine gully that is too narrow to be skied through’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgoulotte
- Italianc. 1300–presentsame form‘an Alpine gully that is too narrow to be skied through’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012same form
Earliest quotation: 2012, Nick Bullock, Echoes: One climber's hard road to freedom: “They had climbed an easier approach the day before…”
Every English word from French goulotte
Today it means
noun A snowy, steep gorge on a mountain which is too narrow to ski through.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French goulotte / goulotte