ADAM'S APPLE


Meaning of ADAM'S APPLE in English

■ noun a projection at the front of the neck formed by the thyroid cartilage of the larynx, often prominent in men.

Origin

C18: so named from the notion that a piece of the forbidden fruit became lodged in Adam's throat.

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