guttural


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
guttural /ˈgʌt(ə)r(ə)l/
adjective (of a speech sound) produced in the throat.

■ (of speech) characterized by guttural sounds.

noun a guttural consonant (e.g. k, g).
– derivatives
gutturally adverb.
– origin C16: from Fr., or from med. L. gutturalis, from L. guttur ‘throat’.
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