Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjugularjug‧u‧lar /ˈdʒʌɡjələ $ -ər/ noun [countable usually singular] 1 → jugular vein2 → go for the jugularOrigin jugular (1500-1600) Late Latin jugularis, from Latin jugulum “throat” ldoceonline.com