noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/
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General-American:/ˈfɛɹ.ɪŋks/
General-American:/ˈfæɹ.ɪŋks/
rhymes with -æɹɪŋks
rhymes with -ɛəɹɪŋks
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The part of the alimentary canal immediately behind the mouth in invertebrates that may be thickened and muscular, eversible and toothed, or adapted as a suctorial organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: throat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tubular cavity
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx)bor. New Latin pharynxbor. English pharynx Borrowing from New Latin pharynx, from Ancient Greek φᾰ́ρῠγξ (phắrŭnx, “throat”).
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بُلْعُوم
(bulʕūm)
— part of the alimentary canal
Arabic:
بَلعوم
(balʕūm, balʕōm)
— part of the alimentary canal
Arabic:
لغلوغ
(laḡlūḡ)
— part of the alimentary canal
Arabic:
بَلْعوم
(balʕūm)
— part of the alimentary canal
Armenian:
ըմպան
(əmpan)
— part of the alimentary canal
Armenian:
կոկորդաբերան
(kokordaberan)
— part of the alimentary canal
Asturian:
farinxe
— part of the alimentary canal
Bengali:
গলবিল
(golbil)
— part of the alimentary canal
Bulgarian:
глътка
(glǎtka)
— part of the alimentary canal
Bulgarian:
фаринкс
(farinks)
— part of the alimentary canal
Catalan:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Chinese Mandarin:
咽頭 /咽头
(yāntóu)
— part of the alimentary canal
Chinese Mandarin:
咽
(yān)
— part of the alimentary canal
Czech:
hltan
— part of the alimentary canal
Danish:
svælg
— part of the alimentary canal
Dutch:
farynx
— part of the alimentary canal
Esperanto:
faringo
— part of the alimentary canal
Estonian:
neel
— part of the alimentary canal
Estonian:
faarünks
— part of the alimentary canal
Faroese:
svølg
— part of the alimentary canal
Faroese:
svølgrúm
— part of the alimentary canal
Finnish:
nielu
— part of the alimentary canal
Finnish:
farynks
— part of the alimentary canal
French:
pharynx
— part of the alimentary canal
Friulian:
faringje
— part of the alimentary canal
Galician:
farinxe
— part of the alimentary canal
German:
Rachen
— part of the alimentary canal
German:
Pharynx
— part of the alimentary canal
Greek:
φάρυγγας
(fáryngas)
— part of the alimentary canal
Hebrew:
לֹעַ
(lóa)
— part of the alimentary canal
Hebrew:
בֵּית הַבְּלִיעָה
(bet habli'á)
— part of the alimentary canal
Hungarian:
garat
— part of the alimentary canal
Icelandic:
kok
— part of the alimentary canal
Ido:
faringo
— part of the alimentary canal
Interlingua:
pharynge
— part of the alimentary canal
Irish:
faraing
— part of the alimentary canal
Italian:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Japanese:
咽頭
(intō)
— part of the alimentary canal
Korean:
인두
(indu)
— part of the alimentary canal
Northern Kurdish:
gewrî
— part of the alimentary canal
Northern Kurdish:
gerû
— part of the alimentary canal
Latin:
pharynx
— part of the alimentary canal
Macedonian:
го́лтник
(góltnik)
— part of the alimentary canal
Macedonian:
ждре́ло
(ždrélo)
— part of the alimentary canal
Malay:
farinks
— part of the alimentary canal
Māori:
paeoro
— part of the alimentary canal
Norwegian Bokmål:
svelg
— part of the alimentary canal
Norwegian Nynorsk:
svelg
— part of the alimentary canal
Occitan:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Persian:
حلق
(halq)
— part of the alimentary canal
Persian:
نایگلو
(nây-gelu)
— part of the alimentary canal
Polish:
gardło
— part of the alimentary canal
Portuguese:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Romanian:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Russian:
фа́ринкс
(fárinks)
— part of the alimentary canal
Russian:
зев
(zev)
— part of the alimentary canal
Russian:
гло́тка
(glótka)
— part of the alimentary canal
Russian:
горта́нь
(gortánʹ)
— part of the alimentary canal
Serbo-Croatian:
ждријело
— part of the alimentary canal
Serbo-Croatian:
ždrijelo
— part of the alimentary canal
Slovak:
hltan
— part of the alimentary canal
Slovene:
žrêlo
— part of the alimentary canal
Spanish:
faringe
— part of the alimentary canal
Swedish:
svalg
— part of the alimentary canal
Tagalog:
lalagukan
— part of the alimentary canal
Tamil:
தொண்டைப்புரை
(toṇṭaippurai)
— part of the alimentary canal
Thai:
คอหอย
(kɔɔ-hɔ̌i)
— part of the alimentary canal
Thai:
ช่องคอ
(chɔ̂ng-kɔɔ)
— part of the alimentary canal
Turkish:
yutak
— part of the alimentary canal
Vietnamese:
yết hầu
— part of the alimentary canal