gullet

/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/

ꞬɅL · ɪt (2 syllables)

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Definition

The throat or esophagus.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

  • "Turning a national tragedy into something a person can pay $12 to watch while shoveling popcorn down their gullet struck detractors as perverse, though critics spilled a goodly amount of e-ink debating the actual merits of the work itself."
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