gullet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/, /ˈɡʌl.ət/ Rhymes: -ʌlɪt Rhymes: -ʌlət === Noun === gullet (plural gullets) The throat or esophagus. (cytology) The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested. The space between the teeth of a saw blade. A channel for water. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons. The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal. ==== Synonyms ==== (throat or esophagus): gorge (cytopharynx): cytopharynx ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== gully ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === gullet (third-person singular simple present gullets, present participle gulleting, simple past and past participle gulleted) To make grooves or indentations. ==== References ==== “gullet”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. == Northern Sami == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Pronunciation ==== (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkuːlːleh(t)/ ==== Verb ==== gūlˈlet to (catch) fish ===== Inflection ===== ===== Further reading ===== Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkulleh(t)/ ==== Verb ==== gullet inflection of gullat: third-person plural present indicative second-person singular past indicative second-person plural imperative == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === gullet n definite singular of gull == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === gullet n definite singular of gull == Swedish == === Noun === gullet definite singular of gull