throat

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈθɹoʊt/ UK /ˈθɹəʊt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1252

Meanings

1

noun
The front part of the neck.

He wore a scarf wrapped around his throat.
2

noun
The passage at the back of the mouth that leads to the stomach and lungs.

I have a sore throat and can hardly swallow.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the passage at the back of... gullet windpipe

Opposites

peak

Word family

Forms throatsthroaty

Derived forms barbthroatblack-throatblackthroatbluethroatcut-throat cutthroatdapple-throatdeep-throatdeepthroatfirethroatforethroatfull-throated

Related forms throttle

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Phrases (6)

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sore throat
a painful or inflamed throat, often a symptom of illness

Adjective + noun
dry throat
a throat that feels parched or uncomfortably lacking in moisture

Adjective + noun
scratchy throat
a throat that feels rough and irritated

Adjective + noun
clear one's throat
to make a short cough in order to speak more easily or to attract attention

Verb + noun
irritate the throat
to cause discomfort or inflammation in the throat

Verb + noun
soothe one's throat
to relieve irritation or pain in the throat

Verb + noun

Etymology

From Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, þrota, þrotu (“throat”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrotu, from Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *trud- (“to swell, become stiff”). Cognate with Dutch strot (“throat”), German Drossel (“throttle, gorge of game (wild animals)”), Faroese troti (“swelling”), Icelandic þroti (“swelling”), Norwegian trut (“mouth”), Swedish trut.

throte Middle English þrote Old English *þrotu Proto-West Germanic *þrutō Proto-Germanic *trud- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

General Vocabulary

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# throat

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈθɹoʊt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈθɹəʊt/
**Frequency rank:** 1252

## Meanings
1. The front part of the neck.
2. The passage at the back of the mouth that leads to the stomach and lungs.

## Examples
- He wore a scarf wrapped around his throat.
- I have a sore throat and can hardly swallow.

## Antonyms
- peak

## Derived Forms
- barbthroat
- black-throat
- blackthroat
- bluethroat
- cut-throat
- cutthroat
- dapple-throat
- deep-throat
- deepthroat
- firethroat
- forethroat
- full-throated

## Related Forms
- throttle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: throte
- Root: þrote
- Root: *þrotu
- Root: *þrutō
- Root: *trud-

## Etymology
From Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, þrota, þrotu (“throat”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrotu, from Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *trud- (“to swell, become stiff”). Cognate with Dutch strot (“throat”), German Drossel (“throttle, gorge of game (wild animals)”), Faroese troti (“swelling”), Icelandic þroti (“swelling”), Norwegian trut (“mouth”), Swedish trut.

## AI Etymology
Throat is from Middle English throte, from Old English þrote, þrota, þrotu (“throat”), from Proto-West Germanic *þrotu, from Proto-Germanic *þrutō (“throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *trud- (“to swell, become stiff”). Cognate with Dutch strot (“throat”), German Drossel (“throttle, gorge of game (wild animals)”), Faroese troti (“swelling”), Icelandic þroti (“swelling”), Norwegian trut (“mouth”), Swedish trut. In present-day use, it can mean the front part of the neck, or the passage at the back of the mouth that leads to the stomach and lungs.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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