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garganta.

throat (posterior region of the oral cavity)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡaʁˈɡɐ̃.tɐ/Brazil[ɡaɦˈɡɐ̃.tɐ]Brazil/ɡaɾˈɡɐ̃.tɐ/São-Paulo/ɡaʁˈɡɐ̃.tɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. throat (posterior region of the oral cavity)

    feminine
  2. throat (anterior-superior part of the neck)

    feminine
  3. canyon, narrow (narrow passage between mountains)

    feminine
  4. voice

    feminine · figuratively
  5. verbiage

    feminine · figuratively
  6. boast

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese garganta; from a substrate language *gʷr̥h₃gn̥t- (“throat”), cognate with Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Alternatively, onomatopoeic.

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