lalagukan

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Tagalog

Etymology

From lagok +‎ -an, from an initial reduplication of lagok.

Pronunciation

Noun

lalagukan or lalagukán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. (anatomy) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: tatagukan, gulung-gulungan
  2. (anatomy) throat
    Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan
  3. (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