tonsil
Pronunciation: /ˈtɒn.sɪl/
The English word “tonsil” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
Etymology
Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,
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