adjective
/ fəˈrɪndʒiəl; NAmE ; ˌfærɪnˈdʒiəl/ adjective , noun
■ adjective
( medical ) relating to the pharynx
■ (also phaˌryngeal ˈconsonant ) noun
( phonetics ) a speech sound produced by the root of the tongue using the pharynx
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from modern Latin pharyngeus (from Greek pharunx , pharung- throat) + -al .