guttural
adjective
- of the throat
- loosely produced in the throat; harsh, rasping, etc.: said of sounds
- characterized by such sounds: a guttural language
- articulated with the back of the tongue close to or touching the soft palate, as the (g) in gum; velar
noun
- a sound produced in this way
- a symbol representing such a sound
See guttural in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gŭtˈər-əl)
adjective- Of or relating to the throat.
- Having a harsh grating quality, as certain sounds produced in the back of the mouth.
- Linguistics Velar.
Related Forms:
- gutˈtur·al·ism, gutˌtur·alˈi·ty (-ə-rălˈĭ-tē), gutˈtur·al·ness noun
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