guttural
gut·tur·al
adj \ˈgə-tə-rəl, ˈgə-trəl\Definition of GUTTURAL
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
Origin of GUTTURAL
Middle French, probably from Medieval Latin gutturalis, from Latin guttur throat
First Known Use: 1594
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