| to change the pronunciation of (a stop) to an affricate, esp. by releasing (the stop) slowly. |
| the degree of obstruction or the type of channel imposed upon the passage of air at a given place of articulation like stop, fricative, nasal, semivowel |
pharyngeal pha·ryn·ge·al (fə-rĭn'jē-əl, -jəl, fār'ĭn-jē'əl) or pha·ryn·gal (fə-rĭng'gəl)
adj.
Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx.