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goitre

/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
goitre
IPA
/ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, goitron, *gutturiō, guttur, goitreux

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈɡɔɪ.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

goitres (plural) goiter (alternative)

Derived Forms

goitral goitred goitrigenous goitrogen goitrous

Phrases

brewer's goitre exophthalmic goitre German goitre

Synonyms

goiter struma thyromegaly

Homonyms

goiter

Rhymes With

loiter goiter exploiter

Questions

How do you pronounce goitre?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/.
What does goitre mean?
An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Where does goitre come from?
It is traced to French.

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