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guttural (adj.)

"pertaining to the throat," 1590s, from Middle French guttural, from Latin guttur "throat, gullet," perhaps expressive of throat-noises. "Note that gula, glut- and gurgulio also refer to the 'throat' and 'swallowing', and also contain g(l)u-. Guttur may belong to this same family, which has no PIE etymology" [de Vaan]. The noun, in linguistics, is from 1690s.

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Definitions of guttural from WordNet
1
guttural (adj.)
like the sounds of frogs and crows;
a guttural voice
acres of guttural frogs
Synonyms: croaky
guttural (adj.)
relating to or articulated in the throat;
the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds
2
guttural (n.)
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat;
Synonyms: guttural consonant / pharyngeal / pharyngeal consonant
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