Also means
gout
Usage Note
Gota means a drop of liquid (una gota de lluvia) and also names the medical condition gout. The idiom ni gota means 'not a bit': no entiende ni gota ('she doesn't understand a thing'). The figurative phrase la gota que colmó el vaso means 'the last straw'.
Examples
"Cayó una sola gota de lluvia."
Natural Translation
A single drop of rain fell.

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