n.
Pronunciation: ' gau ̇ t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English goute, from Anglo-French gute drop, gout, from Latin gutta drop
Date: 13th century
1 : a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood
2 : a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth
– gouty \ - ē \ adjective