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guttural
gut·tur·al
[
gúttərəl
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
gruff-sounding:
characterized by harsh and grating speech sounds made in the throat or toward the back of the mouth
2.
phonetics
Same as
velaradj
(sense 1)
noun
(
plural
gut·tur·als
)
Definition:
guttural speech sound:
a speech sound produced in the throat or at the back of the mouth
[
Late 16th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin
gutturalis
< Latin
guttur
"throat"
]
gut·tur·al·ism
noun
gut·tur·al·i·ty
[
gùttə rállətee
]
noun
gut·tur·al·ly
adverb
gut·tur·al·ness
noun
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gut·tur·al·ism noungut·tur·al·i·ty [ gùttə rállətee ] noungut·tur·al·ly adverbgut·tur·al·ness noun
