bronchus
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/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/
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/ˈbɹɒŋkəs/ · /ˈbɹɑŋkəs/
Definition of bronchus
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
“I've watched the summer evenings pass by / I've heard the rattle in my bronchi.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “trachea, throat”).
Words you can make from bronchus
153 playable · top: BORSCH (13 pts)
Best play borsch 13 points6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
30 words- BROCH 12 pts
- BUNCH 12 pts
- CHUBS 12 pts
- BRUHS 10 pts
- BRUSH 10 pts
- BUHRS 10 pts
- CHONS 10 pts
- CHURN 10 pts
- CRUSH 10 pts
- HOCUS 10 pts
- SHRUB 10 pts
- BRONC 9 pts
- BUNCO 9 pts
- CURBS 9 pts
- SCROB 9 pts
- SCRUB 9 pts
- HORNS 8 pts
- HOURS 8 pts
- SHORN 8 pts
- BONUS 7 pts
- BOSUN 7 pts
- BOURN 7 pts
- BURNS 7 pts
- CONUS 7 pts
- CORNS 7 pts
- CORNU 7 pts
- CURNS 7 pts
- SCORN 7 pts
- SCOUR 7 pts
- UNCOS 7 pts
4-letter words
53 words- CHUB 11 pts
- BOSH 9 pts
- BRUH 9 pts
- BUHR 9 pts
- BUSH 9 pts
- CHON 9 pts
- COSH 9 pts
- HOBS 9 pts
- HUBS 9 pts
- OUCH 9 pts
- SUCH 9 pts
- COBS 8 pts
- CUBS 8 pts
- CURB 8 pts
- HONS 7 pts
- HORN 7 pts
- HOUR 7 pts
- HUNS 7 pts
- NOSH 7 pts
- RHOS 7 pts
- RHUS 7 pts
- RUSH 7 pts
- SHUN 7 pts
- BORN 6 pts
- BROS 6 pts
- BUNS 6 pts
- BURN 6 pts
- BURS 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- CORN 6 pts
- CORS 6 pts
- CRUS 6 pts
- CURN 6 pts
- CURS 6 pts
- NOBS 6 pts
- NUBS 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- ORCS 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
- ROCS 6 pts
- RUBS 6 pts
- SNOB 6 pts
- SNUB 6 pts
- SORB 6 pts
- UNCO 6 pts
- URBS 6 pts
- NOUS 4 pts
- ONUS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- RUNS 4 pts
- SORN 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- URNS 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- HOB 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- OCH 8 pts
- COB 7 pts
- CUB 7 pts
- HON 6 pts
- HOS 6 pts
- HUN 6 pts
- NOH 6 pts
- OHS 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- SHO 6 pts
- SOH 6 pts
- BOS 5 pts
- BRO 5 pts
- BUN 5 pts
- BUR 5 pts
- BUS 5 pts
- CON 5 pts
- COR 5 pts
- COS 5 pts
- CRU 5 pts
- CUR 5 pts
- NOB 5 pts
- NUB 5 pts
- ORB 5 pts
- ORC 5 pts
- ROB 5 pts
- ROC 5 pts
- RUB 5 pts
- SOB 5 pts
- SOC 5 pts
- SUB 5 pts
- URB 5 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- NOS 3 pts
- NUS 3 pts
- ONS 3 pts
- ORS 3 pts
- OUR 3 pts
- RUN 3 pts
- SON 3 pts
- SOU 3 pts
- SUN 3 pts
- UNS 3 pts
- URN 3 pts
2-letter words
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