gullet
/ˈɡʌlət/GUH-luht
/ˈɡʌlət/GUH-luht
Meaninga little throat
Common meaning: the throat
- gulthe throatLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 831 · scan
- letsmall-thing ending
Journey through time
- Latingula, -ae‘the throat’
- Middle Englishgoletsource
- Englishgullet‘the throat’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin gula ‘the throat’.
Roots
- gula, -ae Latin “the throat”
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