garganta

/ɡaɾˈɡanta/ · B1 · noun · f

throat

garganta — throat

garg- as in gargle and gargoyle: both come from the throat

Garganta shares the old imitative root garg-, a gurgling throat sound, with English gargle and gargoyle (a gargoyle is a waterspout that spits from its throat). A gorge is the land's throat, a narrow passage that water runs through.

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