喉こう頭とう蓋がいFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000Meanings1nounepiglottisAnatomical term for the flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue that covers the windpipe during swallowing.喉こう頭とう蓋がいは、飲のみ込こむときに気き管かんをふさぐ役やく割わりをしている。The epiglottis plays the role of closing the trachea when swallowing.