tonsil
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tonsil
- /ˈtɒn.sɪl/ UK
- /ˈtɒn.səl/ UK
- /ˈtɔn.sɪl/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtɔn.səl/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈtɑn.səl/ US
Sounds like tonsile · Rhymes with -ɒnsəl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,
noun tonsils
- Ellipsis of palatine tonsil
- Any of various small masses of lymphoid tissues.
Translations
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noun palatine tonsil
| Español | amígdala, amígdala palatina, tonsila palatina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편도선 pyeondoseon, 편도 pyeondo |
| 日本語 | 扁桃腺 hentōsen, 扁桃 hentō |
| 中文 | 扁桃體 /扁桃体 biǎntáotǐ, 扁桃腺 biǎntáoxiàn |
| हिन्दी | गलतुंडिका galtuṇḍikā, गलतुण्डिका galtuṇḍikā |
| Português | tonsila, amígdala |
| Français | amygdale |
| Deutsch | Mandel, Tonsille |
| Italiano | tonsilla |
| Ελληνικά | αμυγδαλή amygdalí |
| Română | amigdală |
| Русский | гла́нда glánda, миндалеви́дная железа́ mindalevídnaja železá, минда́лина mindálina |
| Tiếng Việt | a-mi-đan, hạch hạnh |
| العربية | لَوْزَة lawza |
| עברית | שָׁקֵד shakéd |
Talk about this word "tonsil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tonsil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tonsil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tonsil "tonsil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tonsil.Cite this
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