n.
Pronunciation: ' g ə -t ə -r ə l, ' g ə -tr ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French, probably from Medieval Latin gutturalis, from Latin guttur throat
Date: 1594
1 : articulated in the throat < guttural sounds>
2 : VELAR
3 : being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable
– guttural noun
– gut · tur · al · ism \ ' g ə -t ə -r ə - ˌ li-z ə m, ' g ə -tr ə - \ noun