gutturalness

adjective

1. of the throat
2. 1. loosely produced in the throat; harsh, rasping, etc.: said of sounds
   2. characterized by such sounds: a guttural language
3. articulated with the back of the tongue close to or touching the soft palate, as the (g) in gum; velar

Origin: L guttur, throat < IE *gut-, *gutr, throat < base *gēu-, to curve > cod

noun

1. a sound produced in this way
2. a symbol representing such a sound