Jowl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw (characteristic of aging)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˈaʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaʊl/

1 syllable Say it as /dʒˈaʊl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

submaxilla mandibular bone jawbone lower jawbone mandible lower jaw mandibula

Word Forms

mandibular	adjective	relating to the lower jaw
jowly	adjective	having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Backe

der Kiefer bei Wirbeltieren, der zum Öffnen des Mauls klappbar ist

🇫🇷French

bajoue

la mâchoire chez les vertébrés qui est articulée pour ouvrir la bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

papada

la mandíbula en los vertebrados que tiene bisagras para abrir la boca

🇮🇹Italian

guancia

la mascella nei vertebrati che è incernierata per aprire la bocca

🇳🇱Dutch

kaak

de kaak bij gewervelde dieren die scharnierend is om de mond te openen

🇵🇹Portuguese

papada

a mandíbula nos vertebrados que é articulada para abrir a boca

🇷🇺Russian

щека

челюсть у позвоночных, шарнирно прикрепленная к открыванию рта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाल

कशेरुकियों में जबड़ा मुँह खोलने के लिए टिका होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சல்

முதுகெலும்புகளின் தாடை வாயைத் திறப்பதற்காகக் கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

జౌల్

సకశేరుకాలలోని దవడ నోరు తెరవడానికి అతుక్కొని ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जल्लोष

कशेरुकांमधला जबडा जो तोंड उघडण्यासाठी बांधलेला असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

જોલ

કરોડઅસ્થિધારી પ્રાણીઓમાં જડબા જે મોં ખોલવા માટે હિન્જ્ડ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜೊಲ್ಲು

ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ದವಡೆಯು ಬಾಯಿ ತೆರೆಯಲು ಕೀಲು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജൗൾ

കശേരുക്കളിലെ താടിയെല്ല് വായ തുറക്കാൻ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜੌਲ

ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦਾ ਜਬਾੜਾ ਜੋ ਮੂੰਹ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਲਈ ਜਕੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جول

فقاریوں میں جبڑا جو منہ کھولنے کے لیے جکڑا ہوا ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

面颊

脊椎动物的下巴，通过铰接来张开嘴

🇯🇵Japanese

あご

口を開けるためにヒンジで動かされている脊椎動物の顎

🇰🇷Korean

턱

입을 벌리기 위해 경첩으로 연결된 척추동물의 턱

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quai hàm

hàm ở động vật có xương sống có bản lề để mở miệng

🇹🇭Thai

หัวเราะ

กรามในสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังที่ใช้บานพับเพื่อเปิดปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

rahang

rahang pada vertebrata yang berengsel untuk membuka mulut

🇲🇾Malay

rahang

rahang dalam vertebrata yang berengsel untuk membuka mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفك

الفك في الفقاريات الذي يتوقف لفتح الفم

🇮🇷Persian

جفت

فک در مهره داران که برای باز کردن دهان لولا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

çene

omurgalılarda ağzı açmak için menteşeli olan çene

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֶסֶת

הלסת אצל בעלי חוליות שצירים לפתיחת הפה

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