GUTTURAL


Meaning of GUTTURAL in English

adj. & n.

adj. 1 throaty, harsh-sounding. 2 a Phonet. (of a consonant) produced in the throat or by the back of the tongue and palate. b (of a sound) coming from the throat. c of the throat.

n. Phonet. a guttural consonant (e.g. k, g). gutturally adv.

[ F guttural or med.L gutturalis f. L guttur throat ]

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