maw-gut

/ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

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noun

Obsolete

"Pylorus, the Keeper of a Gate, a Porter. In Anatomy, the lower Orifice or Mouth of the Stomach, by which the Meat is let into the Entrails, the Maw-gut : It is alſo call’d Janitor in Latin."

From Middle English mawe gutte (literally “the gut of the stomach cavity”).

maw-guts (plural)

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How do you pronounce maw-gut?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɔːˌɡʌt/.

What does maw-gut mean?

The duodenum.

Where does maw-gut come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

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