# gullet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌl.ɪt/ · frequency rank #58,060

## Definitions
1. The throat or esophagus.
2. The cytopharynx of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.
3. The space between the teeth of a saw blade.
4. A channel for water.
5. A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.
6. The wide space under the pommel of a saddle; the hollow over the withers of a saddled animal.

## Etymology
From Middle English golet, borrowed from Old French goulet, from Latin gula, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gullet