esofago

See also: esófago and esôfago

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἰσέμεν (oisémen), future form of φέρω (phérō, “I carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “I ate”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈzɔ.fa.ɡo/, (traditional) /eˈsɔ.fa.ɡo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔfaɡo
  • Hyphenation: e‧sò‧fa‧go

Noun

esofago m (plural esofagi)

  1. (anatomy) oesophagus, esophagus, gullet

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ esofago in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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