epiglote
Portuguese, noun/e.piˈɡlɔ.t͡ʃi/
epiglote is spelled E-P-I-G-L-O-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 106,884th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Epiglote is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “epiglottis (cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pequena cartilagem acima da laringe”.
What does epiglote mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineepiglottis (cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pequena cartilagem acima da laringe 2. o mesmo que epifaringe
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of epiglote
- epiglotes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce epiglote?
- Brazil /e.piˈɡlɔ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /e.piˈɡlɔ.tɨ/
- Portugal [e.piˈɣlɔ.tɨ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to epiglote
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is epiglote in Portuguese?
epiglote appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).