gullet
English
Etymology
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- ("throat")
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌlɪt
- Rhymes: -ʌlət
Noun
gullet (plural gullets)
- The throat or esophagus.
- (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
- The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
- A channel for water.
- A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
Synonyms
- (throat or esophagus): gorge
- (cytopharynx): cytopharynx
Translations
the throat or esophagus
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cytopharynx — see cytopharynx
See also
Northern Sami
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Verb
gūlˈlet
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
gullet
- inflection of gullat:
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
gullet n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gullet n
Swedish
Noun
gullet
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