goglet
noun
gog·let
\ˈgäglə̇t\
variants: less commonly
guglet
\ˈgəg-\Definition of goglet
-s
: a long-necked water vessel usually of porous earthenware that is used especially in India for cooling water by evaporation goglets cooling among walls — James Merrill
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Origin and Etymology of goglet
Portuguese gorgoleta, diminutive of gorja throat, from Late Latin gurga — more at gorge
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