Feminine

garganta

Meaning

  1. (feminine) throat
  2. (feminine) gorge

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
gar‧gan‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡaɾˈɡanta/
Etymology

In summary

From a substrate language [Term?] (“throat”), cognate with Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”) and English craw (from Proto-Germanic *k(w)ragan(þ)-), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Alternatively, onomatopoeic. Compare English gargle.

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