Etymology
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From lagok + -an, from an initial reduplication of lagok.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /lalaˈɡukan/, [lɐ.lɐˈɣu.xɐn]
- IPA(key): /lalaɡuˈkan/, [lɐ.lɐ.ɣʊˈxan]
- Hyphenation: la‧la‧gu‧kan
lalagukan or lalagukán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜄᜓᜃᜈ᜔)
- (anatomy) Adam's apple
- Synonyms: tatagukan, gulung-gulungan
- (anatomy) throat
- Synonyms: lalamunan, lagukan
- (anatomy, neologism) pharynx
- Synonym: paringhe
References
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- del Rosario, Gonsalo (1969) Maugnaying Talasalitaang Pang-agham : Ingles-Pilipino [Correlative Word List for Sciences : English-Filipino] (overall work in English and Tagalog), Manila: National Book Store, Inc., →LCCN, →OL
