guttural
[ guht-er-uhl ]
adjective
of or relating to the throat.
harsh; throaty.
Phonetics. pertaining to or characterized by a sound articulated in the back of the mouth, as the non-English velar fricative sound [kh]. /x/.
noun
a guttural sound.
Origin of guttural
1Other words from guttural
- gut·tur·al·ly, adverb
- gut·tur·al·ness, gut·tur·al·i·ty, gut·tur·al·ism, noun
- non·gut·tur·al, adjective
- non·gut·tur·al·ly, adverb
- non·gut·tur·al·ness, noun
- un·gut·tur·al, adjective
- un·gut·tur·al·ly, adverb
- un·gut·tur·al·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for guttural
guttural
/ (ˈɡʌtərəl) /
adjective
anatomy of or relating to the throat
phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular
raucous
noun
phonetics a guttural consonant
Origin of guttural
1C16: from New Latin gutturālis concerning the throat, from Latin guttur gullet
Derived forms of guttural
- gutturally, adverb
- gutturalness, gutturality or gutturalism, noun
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