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Tagalog
Etymology
From lagok + -an, from an initial reduplication of lagok.
Pronunciation
Noun
lalagukan or lalagukán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)
- (anatomy) Adam's apple
- Synonyms: tatagukan, gulung-gulungan
- (anatomy) throat
- Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan
- (anatomy, neologism) pharynx
- Synonym: paringhe
References
- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL