gullet
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gullet
- /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/ UK, US
- /ˈɡʌl.ət/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ʌlɪt, -ʌlət
Where it comes from
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula.
noun gullets
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The throat or esophagus.
Turning a national tragedy into something a person can pay $12 to watch while shoveling popcorn down their gullet struck detractors as perverse, though critics spilled a goodly amount of e-ink debating the actual merits of the work itself.
Similar: gorge
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The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
Similar: cytopharynx
- The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
- A channel for water.
- A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
- The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.
verb gullets · gulleting · gulleted
- To make grooves or indentations. The better way is to gullet or "gum" out the teeth on a grinder. Thin, rubber bonded wheels known as Elastic wheels may be obtained in any desired thickness, and it is reasonably easy to get a wheel to suit the size of teeth to be gulleted.
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noun the throat or esophagus
| Español | esófago, gaznate, tragaderas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식도 sikdo, 식관 sikgwan |
| 日本語 | 食道 shokudō |
| 中文 | 食道 shídào, 食管 shíguǎn |
| हिन्दी | ग्रासनली grāsanlī, घेघा gheghā |
| Português | goela |
| Français | œsophage, gosier |
| Deutsch | Speiseröhre |
| Italiano | esofago |
| Ελληνικά | οισοφάγος oisofágos |
| Română | esofag |
| Русский | пищево́д piščevód |
| Tiếng Việt | thực quản |
| العربية | مَرِيء marīʔ |
| עברית | וֵשֶׁט véshet |
Talk about this word "gullet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gullet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gullet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gullet "gullet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gullet.Cite this
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title = {gullet},
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