garganta

Galician

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷrh₃g-nt- (throat), whence Proto-Celtic *brāgant- (neck, throat), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (to shallow).[1][2] Alternatively, onomatopoeic.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈɣanta̝/

Noun

garganta f (plural gargantas)

  1. (anatomy) throat
  2. (anatomy) gullet
  3. gorge

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • gargallo

References

  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 72-73
  2. Bascuas, Edelmiro (2002). Estudios de hidronimia paleoeuropea gallega. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. p. 330-331. →ISBN.
  3. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. garganta.

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡarˈɡanto]

Noun

garganta f (plural gargantas)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese garganta and Spanish garganta.

Noun

garganta

  1. neck
  2. throat

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese garganta, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɐɾ.ˈɣɐ̃.tɐ/
  • Hyphenation: gar‧gan‧ta

Noun

garganta f (plural gargantas)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Spanish

Garganta a la izquierda de la altura media de la imagen (throat in the left middle height of image).

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, garg

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɣ̞a̠ɾˈɣ̞a̠n.ta̠], [ɡa̠ɾˈɡa̠n.ta̠]

Noun

garganta f (plural gargantas)

  1. (anatomy) throat

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

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