guttural
[ guht-er-uh l ]
/ ˈgʌt ər əl /
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
1585–95; < New Latin
gutturālis of the throat, equivalent to Latin
guttur gullet, throat +
-ālis
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM guttural
Words nearby guttural
gutter wound,
guttering,
guttersnipe,
guttiform,
guttle,
guttural,
gutturalize,
gutturalized,
gutturonasal,
gutty,
guv
Example sentences from the Web for guttural
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
Derived forms of guttural
gutturally, adverb gutturalness, gutturality or gutturalism, nounWord Origin for guttural
C16: from New Latin
gutturālis concerning the throat, from Latin
guttur gullet
Medical definitions for guttural
guttural
[ gŭt′ər-əl ]
adj.
Of or relating to the throat.