adamseple

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

adamseple n (definite singular adamseplet, indefinite plural adamsepler, definite plural adamsepla or adamseplene)

  1. an Adam's apple (lump in a man's larynx, showing at the front of the neck)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Adam +‎ eple. Through French, calque of Medieval Latin pomum adami (“Adam's apple”).

Noun

adamseple n (definite singular adamseplet, indefinite plural adamseple, definite plural adamsepla)

  1. an Adam's apple (as above)

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