gules

== English == === Alternative forms === gu. or g. (in heraldic contexts) === Etymology === From Middle English goules, from Old French geule (“animal’s mouth, throat”) via Middle French geules. Compare with French gueules, Portuguese goelas and Spanish gules. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡjuːlz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡjulz/ Homophone: ghouls (one pronunciation) Rhymes: -uːlz === Noun === gules (uncountable) (heraldry) Red, e.g. on a coat of arms, typically represented in engraving by vertical parallel lines. ==== Derived terms ==== guly ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === gules (heraldry) In blazon, of the colour red. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === gules plural of gule === See also === === Anagrams === Guels, glues, gusle, luges == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈɡu.ləs] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈɡu.les] === Noun === gules m (uncountable) (heraldry) gules (colour) == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French gueules. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡules/ [ˈɡu.les] Rhymes: -ules Syllabification: gu‧les === Adjective === gules (invariable) (heraldry) gules === Noun === gules m (plural gules) (heraldry) gules === Further reading === “gules”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025