"throat" in seven languages
Meaningthroat
Spanish
garganta
/gaɾˈganta/
fem.other source · expressive root garg- (the sound of gargling)
French
gorge
/gɔʁʒ/
fem.other source · Vulgar Latin *GURGA, from GURGES 'whirlpool'
Italian
gola
/ˈgola/
fem.other source · Latin GULAM 'gullet'
Portuguese
garganta
/gahˈgɐ̃tɐ/
fem.other source · expressive root garg- (the sound of gargling)
Romanian
gât
/gɨt/
neut.other source · of uncertain origin
plural: gâturi
Also the neck.
Catalan
gola
/ˈgolə/
fem.other source · Latin GULAM 'gullet'
English
throat
/θɹoʊt/
native English · Old English þrote
English → ItalianthroatgolaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: gargle (es); gorge (fr); gullet (it).What English and Italian share
The story
Three different sounds of swallowing: Spanish garganta imitates gargling, French gorge is a 'whirlpool' (also a mountain gorge), Italian gola is Latin GULA, the gullet — and gluttony.
English relatives: gargle (es); gorge (fr); gullet (it)
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In a sentence
- esMe duele la garganta.
- frJ'ai mal à la gorge.
- itMi fa male la gola.
- ptEstou com dor de garganta.
- roMă doare gâtul.
- caEm fa mal la gola.
- enI have a sore throat.