jugular

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English

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Etymology

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Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat) +‎ -āris (-ar, -ary, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum +‎ -ar.

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jugular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, relational) Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
    1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein.
  2. (zootomy, of fish) Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
  3. (humorous, relational) Relating to juggling.

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Noun

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jugular (plural jugulars) (rarely in the plural)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of jugular vein.
  2. (by extension) Any critical vulnerability.
    It was vicious; he went for the jugular.
    • 2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 83:
      One of Lionel's old Salthill friends with whom he exchanged perhaps a dozen words a year, and with whom he sometimes played squash, and tennis, both men killers on the court, seeking the jugular [] .

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒu.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʒu.ɣuˈlaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʒu.ɡuˈla.ɾi/ [ʒu.ɣuˈla.ɾi]

Adjective

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jugular m or f (plural jugulares)

  1. jugular (relating to the neck or throat)

Noun

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jugular f (plural jugulares)

  1. jugular vein
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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French jugulaire, Medieval Latin or Scientific Latin iugularis, jugularis, from Latin iugulum.

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jugular m or n (feminine singular jugulară, masculine plural jugulari, feminine and neuter plural jugulare)

  1. jugular; pertaining to the neck or throat

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