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noun, feminine

garganta

/ɡaɾˈɡanta/

noun, feminine/ɡaɾˈɡanta/plural: gargantas

throat; gorge

Synonyms: desfiladero

From a substrate language *gʷr̥h₃gn̥t- (“throat”), cognate with Proto-Celtic *brāgants (“neck, throat”) and English craw (from Proto-Germanic *k(w)ragan(þ)-), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow”). Alternatively, onomatopoeic. Compare English gargle.

garganta — Spanish Dictionary | Passage