tonsil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

/ˈtɒn.səl/ /ˈtɒn.sɪl/ /ˈtɑn.səl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tonsil.wav

tonsil tonsils

Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,

tonsillar tonsillo- tonsill-

tonsil hockey tonsillectomy tonsilotome tonsil stone tonsil tennis to the tonsils up to the tonsils

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