Kilo Lingo

/θrəʊt/

Line drawing of throat
Coloured illustration of throat
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Translation

The front of your neck, and the tube inside it that food and air pass through.

Word origin

From Old English throte, from a root meaning to swell.

Origin
Old English
Root
throte

Grammar

Gender
Pluralthroats

Examples

sore .

"A sore throat" hurts when you swallow.

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The throat is inside the neck.

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Water helps a dry throat.

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This word is part of lesson 23.