Polyglot Dictionary

faringe

/faˈɾĩʒi/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as faringes

Meaning

  1. pharynx

    • Inflamou a faringe.

      His pharynx became inflamed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

garganta

Worth distinguishing: faringe is the specific anatomical term for the pharynx; garganta is the common word for throat.

Similar in other languages

French

pharynx

pharynx is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pharynx."

Practice

1 What does faringe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Inflamou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches faringe?

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