Speiseröhre — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
- gullet noun The throat or esophagus, the passage food travels down when swallowed.
- oesophagus noun The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
Senses
Speiseröhre is used for these senses in English:
- gorge (archaic) The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.
- gorge (archaic, literary) The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.
- gullet The throat or esophagus.
- oesophagus (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
gorge — full definition
- noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
- noun The throat or gullet.
- verb To eat greedily and to excess.
gullet — full definition
- noun The throat or esophagus, the passage food travels down when swallowed.
- noun The gap or notch between the teeth of a saw blade.