trachea

From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tɹəˈki.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹeiki.ə/

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trachea (plural tracheas or tracheae or tracheæ)

1. (anatomy) A thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi; the windpipe.
2. (botany, dated) xylem vessel
3. (entomology) The respiratory system of insects.

• (tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi): windpipe
• (xylem vessel): vessel

• oesophagus, esophagus, gullet, throat

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From Latin trachia (“windpipe”), from Ancient Greek τραχεῖα (trakheîa, “windpipe”), feminine of τραχύς (trakhús, “rugged, rough”).

trachea f (plural trachee)

1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
2. (botany) trachea

• esofago
• gola

trachea f (plural tracheas)

1. Obsolete form of traqueia.