What does garganta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word garganta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use garganta in Spanish.

The word garganta in Spanish means throat, gorge, ravine, canyon, get a lump in your throat, get a lump in your throat, get a lump in your throat, throat infection, have a lump in your throat. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word garganta

throat

nombre femenino (faringe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La garganta es un conducto por donde pasan alimentos, líquidos y aire.
The throat is a passage through which food, liquid and air pass.

gorge, ravine, canyon

nombre femenino (cañón, desfiladero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Disfrutó de hermosas vistas mientras hacía senderismo por la garganta.
She took in some spectacular views while hiking around the gorge.

get a lump in your throat

(sentir congoja)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se me hace un nudo en la garganta cada vez que mi madre llora.
I get a lump in my throat every time my mother cries.

get a lump in your throat

(sentir angustia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si llegas muy tarde a casa se me hace un nudo en la garganta.

get a lump in your throat

(por aflicción)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se me hizo un nudo cuando supe que estaba enferma.

throat infection

(faringitis, amigdalitis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lucas tiene una infección en la garganta.
Lucas has a throat infection.

have a lump in your throat

locución verbal (coloquial (mudez por un pesar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No pudo decir adiós porque tenía una espina clavada en la garganta.
He couldn't say goodbye because he had a lump in his throat.

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