esophagus

/ɪˈsɑːfəgəs/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. esófago

    • Food travels through the esophagus to the stomach.

      La comida viaja por el esófago hasta el estómago.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

gorge

Close — "gorge" is an old/literary English word for the throat, close to "esophagus."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

goela

Close — the esophagus relates to the gullet.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa esophagus?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Food travels through the ___ to the stomach.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a esophagus?

noun

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