gaznate
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el gaznate(
gahs
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nah
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teh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (anatomy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. gullet
El matón le apretó el gaznate y no podía hablar.The thug grabbed him by the gullet and he couldn't speak.
b. throat
Diego se enrolló la bufanda de lana alrededor del gaznate y salió.Diego wrapped the woolen scarf around his throat and went out.
c. windpipe
El médico me echó un tubo largo por el gaznate.The doctor stuck a long tube down my windpipe.
d. whistle (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Bebí un vaso de agua para refrescar el gaznate.I drank a glass of water to wet my whistle.
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