dewlap

dew·lap  (dlp, dy-)

n.

1. A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of certain animals.

2. A pendulous part similar to this, such as the wattle of a bird.

3. A fold of loose skin hanging from the neck of a person.

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[Middle English dewlappe : dew, of unknown meaning (akin to Danish and Norwegian dog-, in Danish doglæb and Norwegian doglæp, dewlap) + lappe, fold; see lap².]

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dewlap [ˈdjuːˌlæp]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a loose fold of skin hanging from beneath the throat in cattle, dogs, etc.

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) loose skin on an elderly person's throat

[C14 dewlappe, from dew (probably changed by folk etymology from an earlier form of different meaning) + lap¹ (from Old English læppa hanging flap), perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish doglæp]

dewlapped  adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dewlap - a hanging fold of loose skin on an elderly person's neck cutis, skin, tegument - a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; "your skin is the largest organ of your body" cervix, neck - the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body; "he admired her long graceful neck"; "the horse won by a neck"

Translations

dewlap [ˈdjuːlæp] N → papada f