esophagus

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US/ɪˈsɑfəɡəs/US/əˈsɑfəɡəs/

A form of oesophagus — The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

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oesophagusgorgegullet
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Meanings

nounesophagus (plural esophagi)

plural esophagi

  1. USalternativeAlternative spelling of oesophagus.

    Bad, the Warhol-produced film directed by Jed Johnson, playing at the Saxon in the esophagus of the Combat Zone, […]

    1977 April 30, Steve Blevins, “A Sack-full of Films”, in Gay Community News, page 11
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    They call me the Hiphopopotamus / Flows that glow like phosphorous / Popping off the top of this esophagus / Rocking this metropolis

    2008, “Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros”, performed by Flight of the Conchords

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Similar
oesophagusgorgegullet
Broader
passagepassagewaymuscular structuremusculaturemuscle system
Also see
food pipegorgegulletoesophagusthroat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

esophagus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagus

MLA

“esophagus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “esophagus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/esophagus.

Source: esophagus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.