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feminine

/ɡɔʁʒ/

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Translation

throat; gorge (in a landscape)

Word origin

From Late Latin gurga, a variant of gurges ('whirlpool, gullet'). The same word gave English 'gorge', both the ravine and the verb meaning to eat greedily.

Origin: Latin
Root: gurges
English cognates: gorge, regurgitate

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralgorges

Examples

J' .

I have had a sore throat since yesterday.

chanteur ' éclairci .

The singer cleared his throat before starting.

roche.

The river has carved a deep gorge in the rock.

The words stuck in my throat.

Verdon.

We walked all day in the Verdon gorges.

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This word is part of lesson 34.