bowl (for food), mess tin
Je me demandais pourquoi elle me rendait sa gamelle aussi propre.
I wondered why she was returning her bowl to me so clean.
— Salé, Sucré (1994)
Chacun doit retrouver sa gamelle ou son bidon.
Everyone must find their own bowl or water bottle.
— Le Voleur de bicyclette (1948)
Tom a mis de la nourriture dans la gamelle du chien.
Tom put some food in the dog's bowl.