tonsil
n. US //ˌtɑnsəɫ// UK //tˈɒnsəl// ton·sil
Borrowed from French tonsille or Latin tonsillae (“the tonsils in the throat”, plural). First attested in the late 16th century,
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Last updated April 17, 2026