No. 7,234 in Spanish
garganta
Throat.
In a sentence
Me duele la garganta cuando hablo mucho.
My throat hurts when I talk a lot.
Here, 'garganta' refers to the physical part of the body, the throat.
El río fluye por una garganta profunda en las montañas.
The river flows through a deep canyon in the mountains.
In this context, 'garganta' is used metaphorically to describe a narrow valley or canyon.
Grita desde lo profundo de su garganta.
He shouts from the depths of his throat.
This usage illustrates 'garganta' as a poetic reference to the source of the voice.
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