What is the Latin word for throttle?

The usual Latin words for “throttle” are faucēs, collum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“throttle” in Latin

faucēsthe upper part of a throat; pharynx; gullet; a narrow entrance; entry passage; defile; gorge; the jaws of the earth; gul collumThe neck or throat.; A symbol of servitude.; A symbol of life.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

throttle v.

alicui elidere spiritum, fauces, or collum (the proper word; although the last two occur only Ov., Met., 12, 142, and Sen., Herc., oet., 1235: to be distinguished from suffocare = to suffocate, choke; from strangulare = to strangle; and from jugulare = to cut the throat).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for throttle?: The usual Latin words for “throttle” are faucēs, collum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.