Jole
/dʒəʊl/noun
A variant spelling of jowl, meaning the fleshy part of the cheek or lower jaw.
Did you know?Jole is chiefly an archaic or dialectal form of jowl, whose early history is uncertain but may connect the jaw with the primal act of chewing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵewh₁-
“A reconstructed root associated with chewing or masticating; the connection to jole is possible rather than certain.”
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic
*kewwaną
“To chew; a proposed related Germanic form.”
Old English
Old English
cēowan
“To chew.”
Middle English
Middle English
jole / joule / choule
“Forms referring to the cheek, jaw, or jowl; their exact relationship to earlier Germanic terms is uncertain.”
Modern English
English
jole
“An archaic or dialectal variant of jowl, especially the cheek or lower jaw.”