jowl

Meaning

Noun

The jaw, jawbone; especially one of the lateral parts of the mandible.

Verb

To throw, dash, or knock.

Verb

1. (dialectal, transitive) To knock, bump, strike against; hit, strike; peck at.
2. (dialectal, transitive) To jolt or shake roughly; shake up, mix together.
3. (dialectal, transitive) To rumble.
4. (dialectal, transitive) To toll, knell.

Synonyms

jaw

cheek

double chin

mandible

lower jaw

mandibular bone

jawbone

submaxilla

lower jawbone

chin

mandibula

snout

buccula

underjaw

blister

lower mandible

chap

cheek pouch

chop

craw

crop

fleshy

gill

goitre

gorge

meaty

Translations

guancia

mascella

mâchoire

bajoue

σαγόνι

quijada

Wange

μάγουλο

wang

mandíbula

Kiefer

mandibola

Backe

kaak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒəʊl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jawle

Inherited from Old English: ċeafl

Inherited from Middle English: cholle

Inherited from Old English: ċeole

Cognate with Scots: choll

Cognate with Western Frisian: kiel

Cognate with Dutch: keel

Cognate with German: Kehle

Cognate with Old Irish: in·gilid

Cognate with Irish: goile

Cognate with Latin: gula

Cognate with Russian: глота́ть

Cognate with Ancient Greek: δέλεαρ

Cognate with Armenian: կլանել

Cognate with Persian: گلو

Cognate with Hindi: गला

In summary

From Middle English jawle, chawl, chavel (“jaw, jawbone”), from Old English ċeafl (“jaw, cheek”), from Proto-West Germanic *kafl (“jaw, cheek”). The modern form (for expected chavel, chawl; still found dialectally) is influenced by jaw, which it is a partial doublet of.