Meanings
nounoesophagus (plural oesophagi or oesophaguses)
plural oesophagi · plural oesophaguses · alternative US esophagus · alternative dated œsophagus
- anatomyThe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
Graham, who lived in Somersham, Cambridgeshire, donated his oesophagus to the MRC cancer unit at Cambridge University, for research.
2013 November 26, John Plunkett, “Rev John Graham, aka crossword setter Araucaria, dies aged 92”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe passage between the pharynx and the stomach
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekοἰσοφάγος
- Englishoesophagus
From Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos), from οἴσω (oísō), future form of φέρω (phérō, “to carry”) + ἔφαγον (éphagon, “to eat”).
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Afrikaans slukderm
- slukdermthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Ancient Greek οἰσοφάγος
- οἰσοφάγος (oisophágos)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Arabic مَرِيء
- مَرِيء (marīʔ)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Basque hestegorri, iranoi
- hestegorrithe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- iranoithe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Bengali গ্রাসনালী অন্ননালী, ওলকম
- গ্রাসনালী অন্ননালী (graśnali)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- ওলকম (ōlokom)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Brazilian Portuguese esôfago
- esôfagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Bulgarian хранопрово́д
- хранопрово́д (hranoprovód)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Catalan esòfag
- esòfagthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Chinese Mandarin 食道, 食管
- 食道 (shídào)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- 食管 (shíguǎn)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Czech jícen
- jícenthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Danish spiserør
- spiserørthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Dutch slokdarm, oesophagus
- slokdarmthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- oesophagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Esperanto ezofago
- ezofagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Estonian söögitoru
- söögitoruthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
European Portuguese esófago
- esófagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Finnish ruokatorvi
- ruokatorvithe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
French œsophage
- œsophagethe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
German Speiseröhre, Ösophagus
- Speiseröhrethe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- Ösophagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Greek οισοφάγος
- οισοφάγος (oisofágos)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Hebrew וֵשֶׁט
- וֵשֶׁט (véshet)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Hindi ग्रासनली, घेघा
- ग्रासनली (grāsanlī)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- घेघा (gheghā)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Hungarian nyelőcső
- nyelőcsőthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Icelandic vélinda
- vélindathe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Indonesian esofagus
- esofagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Irish éasafagas
- éasafagasthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Italian esofago
- esofagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Japanese 食道
- 食道 (shokudō)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Korean 식도, 밥길
- 식도 (sikdo)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- 밥길 (bapgil)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- 식관 (sikgwan)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Latin fistula cibālis, oesophagus
- fistula cibālisthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- oesophagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Latvian barības vads
- barības vadsthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Lithuanian stemplė
- stemplėthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Malay esofagus
- esofagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Māori pūkai
- pūkaithe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Norwegian Bokmål spiserør, øsofagus
- spiserørthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- øsofagusthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Persian مری
- مری (meri)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Polish przełyk
- przełykthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Romanian esofag
- esofagthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Russian пищево́д
- пищево́д (piščevód)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Scottish Gaelic slugan, sgòrnan
- sluganthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- sgòrnanthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Slovak pažerák
- pažerákthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Spanish esófago
- esófagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Swahili umio wa chakula
- umio wa chakulathe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Swedish matstrupe
- matstrupethe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Tagalog lalaugan, esopago
- lalauganthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- esopagothe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Thai หลอดอาหาร
- หลอดอาหาร (lɔ̀ɔt-aa-hǎan)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Turkish yemek borusu, yemak
- yemek borusuthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- yemakthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Ukrainian стравохі́д
- стравохі́д (stravoxíd)the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Vietnamese thực quản
- thực quảnthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Welsh oesoffagws, sefnig
- oesoffagwsthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
- sefnigthe tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach
Cite this entry
APA
oesophagus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oesophagus
MLA
“oesophagus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oesophagus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oesophagus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oesophagus.
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