esophagus
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The meaning (definition) of the word esophagus
the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach
The word esophagus used in a sentence
“Food goes down your esophagus from your mouth to your stomach.”
Words that mean the same as esophagus (synonyms)
food pipe
How the word esophagus is said around the world
| French | œsophage (erzohfahzh) |
| Spanish | esófago (aysohfahghoh) |
| Mandarin | 食管 (shí guǎn) |
| Hindi | घेघा (gaygah) |
| Arabic | المريء (ahlmahree) |
| Russian | пищевод (pishchevod) |
| Portuguese (EU) | esôfago (ayzohfuhguu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | esôfago (ayzohfaguu) |
| Japanese | 食道 (shokudou) |
| German | Speiseröhre (shpyzayrerruh) |
| Urdu | غذائی نالی (ghizy nahlee) |
| Punjabi | ਠੋਡੀ (tohdee) |
| Korean | 식도 (sigdo) |
| Hebrew | וֵשֶׁט (vayshayt) |
| Greek | οισοφάγος (oisophagos) |
| Dutch | slokdarm (slawgdahrm) |
| Tagalog | lalamunan (lahlahmoonahn) |
| Vietnamese | thực quản (tewky kwahn) |
| Turkish | yemek borusu (yaymek bohroosuu) |
| Persian | مری (mahree) |
| Polish | przełyk (pshewik) |
| Ukrainian | стравохід (stravokhid) |
| Bengali | অন্ননালী (awnnawnahlee) |
| Swedish | matstrupe (mahtstroopuh) |
| Italian | esofago (ayzawfahgoh) |
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