Definition of 'throat'
Word forms: throats
1. countable noun
Your throat is the back of your mouth and the top part of the tubes that go down into your stomach
and your lungs.
2. countable noun
3.
5.
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throat in American English
noun
1.
the front part of the neck
2.
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Word origin
ME throte < OE, akin to Ger dross(el), throat < IE *(s)treu-, swollen, stretched < base *(s)ter-, stiff >
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throat in British English
noun
▶ Related adjectives: , , , gular, guttural, jugular, laryngeal1.
a.
that part of the
alimentary and
respiratory
tracts
extending from the back of the
mouth (
nasopharynx) to just below the
larynx
2.
something resembling a throat, esp in shape or function
the throat of a chimney
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Word origin
Old English throtu; related to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling
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throat
British English: throat
/θrəʊt/ NOUN
back of mouth Your throat is the back part of your mouth that you use to swallow and to breathe.
- American English: throat
- Arabic: حَنْجَرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: garganta
- Chinese: 喉咙
- Croatian: grlo
- Czech: krk vnitřek
- Danish: hals
- Dutch: keel
- European Spanish: garganta
- Finnish: kurkku ruumiinosa
- French: gorge
- German: Rachen
- Greek: λαιμός
- Italian: gola
- Japanese: のど
- Korean: 목구멍
- Norwegian: hals
- Polish: gardło
- European Portuguese: garganta
- Romanian: gâtlej
- Russian: горло
- Spanish: garganta
- Swedish: hals
- Thai: คอ
- Turkish: boğaz
- Ukrainian: горло
- Vietnamese: cổ họng
- American English: throat
- Arabic: حَلْق
- Brazilian Portuguese: garganta
- Chinese: 喉咙
- Croatian: grlo
- Czech: hrdlokrk
- Danish: hals
- Dutch: keel
- European Spanish: garganta
- Finnish: kurkku
- French: gorgecou
- German: Hals
- Greek: λάρυγγας
- Italian: gola
- Japanese: のど
- Korean: 목구멍
- Norwegian: hals
- Polish: gardło
- European Portuguese: garganta
- Romanian: gât
- Russian: горло
- Spanish: garganta
- Swedish: hals
- Thai: ลำคอ
- Turkish: boğaz
- Ukrainian: горло
- Vietnamese: cổ họng
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