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