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Rachen.

throat, pharynx (interior of the front of the neck)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈraxən/[ˈʁä.χn̩][ˈʁä.χŋ̍][ˈʁaχən]
  1. throat, pharynx (interior of the front of the neck)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rache, from Old High German rahho, hrahho, from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Germanic *hrakô, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to croak, crow”). Cognate with Old English hraca (“throat”). Related also to English retch (“to clear one's throat”), Icelandic hráki (“spit, saliva”).

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