Main Entry:

gut·tur·al

Pronunciation:

\ˈgə-tə-rəl, ˈgə-trəl\

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 \ˈgə-tə-rə-ˌli-zəm, ˈgə-trə-\ noun