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gullet

One entry found.

Main Entry:
gul·let 
          Listen to the pronunciation of gullet
Pronunciation:
\ˈgə-lət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English golet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of gule throat, from Latin gula — more at glutton
Date:
14th century
1: esophagus ; broadly : throat2: an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food3: the space between the tips of adjacent saw teeth


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