gorge

/ɡɔːrdʒ/

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.

Forms

plural
gorges

Meaning

  1. garganta, desfiladero

    • The river carved a deep gorge over time.

      El río excavó una profunda garganta con el tiempo.

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

esophagus

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

goela

Close — a gorge relates to a gullet.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa gorge?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The river carved a deep ___ over time.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a gorge?

noun

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