Gullet
/ˈɡʌl.ɪt/noun
The tube in the throat that carries food and liquid to the stomach; the esophagus.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin gula, meaning “throat” or “gullet,” a root that also fed English words like glutton and gluttony—so appetite and anatomy share the same ancient lineage.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gwel-
“to swallow, devour”
Latin
Latin
gula
“throat; gullet; greed, gluttony”
Old French
Old French
goulet
“throat; narrow neck or channel”
Middle English
English
goulet / gullet
“throat; passage for food”
Modern English
English
gullet
“the esophagus; throat”