jugular

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.lɚ/

UK: /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/

D͡ƷɅꞬ · lɚ (2 syllables)

English Adj Top 22,827

Definition

Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.

Etymology

Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.