adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ɪˌsɒfəˈd͡ʒiːəl/
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 S AA2 F AH0 G IY1 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: esophagean, esophagic, esophagical
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
relating to the esophagus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin oesophāgeus + -al.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
esofàgic
— pertaining to the esophagus
Czech:
jícnový
— pertaining to the esophagus
Esperanto:
ezofaga
— pertaining to the esophagus
Finnish:
esofageaalinen
— pertaining to the esophagus
Finnish:
ruokatorvi-
— pertaining to the esophagus
Finnish:
ruokatorven
— pertaining to the esophagus
French:
œsophagien
— pertaining to the esophagus
Galician:
esofáxico
— pertaining to the esophagus
German:
ösophageal
— pertaining to the esophagus
German:
Speiseröhren-
— pertaining to the esophagus
German:
Ösophagus-
— pertaining to the esophagus
Icelandic:
vélindis-
— pertaining to the esophagus
Irish:
éasafagach
— pertaining to the esophagus
Italian:
esofageo
— pertaining to the esophagus
Polish:
przełykowy
— pertaining to the esophagus
Portuguese:
esofágico
— pertaining to the esophagus
Portuguese:
esofagiano
— pertaining to the esophagus
Russian:
пищеводный
(piščevodnyj)
— pertaining to the esophagus
