guttural

adjective gut·tur·al \ˈgə-tə-rəl, ˈgə-trəl\

: formed or pronounced in the throat

Full Definition of GUTTURAL

: articulated in the throat <guttural sounds>

: velar

: being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable

— guttural noun

— gut·tur·al·ism \ˈgə-tə-rə-ˌli-zəm, ˈgə-trə-\ noun

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Middle French, probably from Medieval Latin gutturalis, from Latin guttur throat

First Known Use: 1594

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adjective gut·tur·al \ˈgət-ə-rəl, ˈgə-trəl\

: of or relating to the throat

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