trachea

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trachea

/tɹəˈkiː.ə/ UK
/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ UK
/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/ US

Rhymes with -iːə, -eɪkiə

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From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).

noun tracheae · tracheæ · tracheas

A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
Similar: windpipe
dated The xylem vessel.
Similar: vessel
One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

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noun thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi

Español	tráquea
한국어	숨통 sumtong, 기도 gido, 기관 gigwan, 숨구멍 sumgumeong
日本語	気管 kikan
中文	氣管 /气管 qìguǎn
Português	traqueia
Français	trachée
Deutsch	Trachea, Luftröhre
Italiano	trachea
Ελληνικά	τραχεία tracheía
Русский	трахе́я traxéja, дыха́тельное го́рло dyxátelʹnoje górlo
Tiếng Việt	khí quản
العربية	قَصَبَة هَوَائِيَّة qaṣaba hawāʔiyya

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@misc{trachea_2026,
  title = {trachea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trachea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}