tráquea

See also: tràquea

Spanish

Etymology

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

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

• traqueal

 

Further reading

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