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Guttural

//ˈɡʌtəɹəl// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Sounding harsh and throaty.

    "Arabic is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants."

  2. 2
    having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
  3. 3
    Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.

    "guttural duct of the ear; guttural pouch infection"

Adjective
  1. 1
    like the sounds of frogs and crows wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or articulated in the throat wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A harsh and throaty spoken sound

    "He was hairy, and his speech of rough gutturals was imperfect."

  2. 2
    a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.

Etymology 2

From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.

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