jugulum

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
25
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.əm/
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/ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.əm/ · /ˈju.ɡjəl.əm/

Definition of jugulum

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The neck or throat.
    “The jugulum at which to aim is the use of the word "criticism" at all.”
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noun

  1. The neck or throat.
    “The jugulum at which to aim is the use of the word "criticism" at all.”
  2. The lower throat or the part of the neck just above the breast.
  3. The jugum of an insect's wing.

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Etymology

Borrowing from New Latin jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”), diminutive of jugum (“a yoke, collar”).

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