English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French, either from Old French goitron (“throat, neck, goitre”), itself from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem (“throat, goitre-like protrusions”), from Latin guttur, or a back-formation from French goitreux (“goitered”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪ.tə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɪ.tɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɔɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
goitre (countable and uncountable, plural goitres)
- (pathology, UK) An enlargement of the front and sides of the neck caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland.
Derived terms
Translations
enlargement of the neck
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French
Alternative forms
Etymology
It appears to be a regional derivation from Old French goitron, from Vulgar Latin *gutturiō, *gutturiōnem, from Latin guttur, or a regressive derivation from goitreux.
Pronunciation
Noun
goitre m (plural goitres)
Further reading
- “goitre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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