gullet

English

/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.
  • The wide room under the pommel of a saddle, the hollow over the withers.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English golet borrowed from Old French goulet derived from Latin gula (throat, gullet, palate, gluttony).

Origin

Latin

gula

Gloss

throat, gullet, palate, gluttony

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

喉, 咽

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