gullet

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Etymology

From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula.

In classic literature

Synonyms

esophagus, oesophagus, gorge

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