gullet

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Pronunciation

• (British, America) IPA: /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/, /ˈɡʌl.ət/

Noun

gullet (plural gullets)

1. The throat or esophagus.
2. (cytology) 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.

Synonyms

• (throat or esophagus) gorge
• (cytopharynx) cytopharynx

Translations

• French: œsophage, gosier
• German: Speiseröhre
• Italian: esofago
• Portuguese: goela
• Russian: пищево́д
• Spanish: esófago, gaznate, tragaderas

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