GULLET


Meaning of GULLET in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' g ə -l ə t

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English golet, from Anglo-French, diminutive of gule throat, from Latin gula ― more at GLUTTON

Date: 14th century

1 : ESOPHAGUS broadly : THROAT

2 : an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food

3 : the space between the tips of adjacent saw teeth

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.