faringe

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fəˈɾiɲ.ʒə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [faˈɾiɲ.d͡ʒe]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

faringe f (plural faringes)

1. pharynx

Further reading

• “faringe”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

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faringe

Wikipedia ^it

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈrin.d͡ʒe/
• Rhymes: -indʒe
• Hyphenation: fa‧rìn‧ge

Noun

faringe f (plural faringi)

1. (anatomy) pharynx

faringe m (plural faringi)

1. (zootomy) pharynx

Derived terms

• faringeo
• faringite
• faringoiatria
• faringoscopia
• faringotomia

Anagrams

• fingerà, grafeni, granfie

Occitan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

faringe f (plural faringes)

1. (anatomy) pharynx

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin pharyngem, from Ancient Greek φάρυγξ (phárunx, “throat”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɾĩ.ʒi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɾĩ.ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈɾĩ.ʒe/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈɾĩ.ʒɨ/

Noun

faringe f (plural faringes)

1. pharynx

Related terms

• faríngeo
• faríngico
• faringite

Further reading

• “faringe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “faringe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian faringe.

Noun

faringe n (plural faringe)

1. pharynx

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	faringe	faringeul		faringe	faringele
genitive-dative	faringe	faringeului		faringe	faringelor
vocative	faringeule			faringelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρυγγος (phárungos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈɾinxe/ [faˈɾĩŋ.xe]
• Rhymes: -inxe
• Syllabification: fa‧rin‧ge

Noun

faringe f (plural faringes)

1. (anatomy) pharynx

Related terms

• faríngeo
• faringitis

Further reading

• “faringe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• faringe on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es