tráquea

See also: tràquea

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trachea, from Late Latin trachīa, from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία (trakheîa artēría, “rough artery”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾakea/ [ˈt̪ɾa.ke.a]
  • Rhymes: -akea
  • Syllabification: trá‧que‧a

Noun

tráquea f (plural tráqueas)

  1. (anatomy) throat, windpipe, trachea

Derived terms

References
  1. “tráquea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Further reading
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