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trachea

/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
tra-che-a
IPA
/ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.

noun

The xylem vessel.

Dated

noun

One of the cuticle-lined primary tubes in the respiratory system of an insect, which extend throughout its body.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰreh₂gʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *dʰréh₂gʰus Proto-Hellenic *tʰrākʰús Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ (trākheîă)bor. Late Latin trāchīa Medieval Latin trāchēader. Middle English English trachea From late Middle English, from Medieval Latin trāchēa (“the windpipe”) (also borrowed as Late Latin trāchīa), from Ancient Greek τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (trākheîă ărtērĭ́ā, “windpipe, trachea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, trāchēa, trāchīa, τρᾱχεῖᾰ ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/
  • British English: /tɹəˈkiː.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tracheae (plural) tracheæ (obsolete, plural) tracheas (plural)

Derived Forms

laryngotrachea pseudotrachea tracheal trachealgia trachean tracheary tracheitis trachenchyma tracheophyte tracheoplasty

Phrases

tracheo- trache-

Frequently Paired Words

tracheally tracheid tracheole esophagus gullet throat

Synonyms

windpipe vessel

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce trachea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹeɪ.ki.ə/.
What does trachea mean?
A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi.
Where does trachea come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce trachea

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