咽 — meaning in English

English meaning

• glug noun The gurgling sound liquid makes when poured quickly from a container.
• pharynx noun The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

Senses

咽 is used for these senses in English:

• glug (informal, transitive) To quickly swallow liquid.
• pharynx (anatomy) The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.

glug — full definition

1. noun The gurgling sound liquid makes when poured quickly from a container.
2. verb To pour or drink liquid noisily.

pharynx — full definition

1. noun The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
2. noun The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.