garganxó
Catalan
Alternative forms
- gargansó
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gargantiōnem, from garganta.
Pronunciation
Noun
garganxó m (plural garganxons)
- (dialectal) throat, gullet
- Synonyms: gargamella, gola
- (dialectal) uvula
- Adam's apple
- Synonym: nou del coll
Further reading
- “garganxó”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “garganxó” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.