gullet

Meaning

1. The throat or esophagus.
2. The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
4. A channel for water.
5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
6. The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.

Synonyms

oesophagus

throat

esophagus

pharynx

windpipe

larynx

maw

fauces

alimentary canal

gully

gorge

esophageal

tooth space

station throat

esophagus

oesophagus

pharinx

oesophagus oesophagi

Adam’s apple

esophagus esophagi

craw

crop

glottis

neck

pouch

👝

spline

uvula

upper respiratory tract

upper airway

esophago

oesophageal

Translations

esofago

garganta

gosier

Speiseröhre

œsophage

οισοφάγος

Schlund

slokdarm

esófago

keel

gula

esòfag

Ösophagus

gola

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: golet

In summary

From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).