guttural

gut·tur·al  (gtr-l)

adj.

1. Of or relating to the throat.

2. Having a harsh grating quality, as certain sounds produced in the back of the mouth.

3. Linguistics Velar.

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[French, from New Latin gutturlis, from Latin guttur, throat.]

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guttur·al·ism, guttur·ali·ty (--rl-t), guttur·al·ness n.

guttur·al·ly adv.

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guttural [ˈgʌtərəl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to the throat

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular

3. raucous

n

(Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a guttural consonant

[from New Latin gutturālis concerning the throat, from Latin guttur gullet]

gutturally  adv

gutturalness , gutturality, gutturalism n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	guttural - a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel
Adj.	1.	guttural - like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" croaky cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten
	2.	guttural - relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"

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guttural

adjective throaty, low, deep, thick, rough, rasping, husky, hoarse, gruff, gravelly He spoke in a low guttural voice.

Translations

guttural [ˈgʌtərəl] ADJ [accent, sound] → gutural

guttural [ˈgʌtər^əl] adj [sound, voice] → guttural(e)

guttural

n → Guttural(laut) m, → Kehllaut m

adj voice, accent → guttural, kehlig; (Phon) sound → guttural

guttural [ˈgʌt/ər/əl] adj → gutturale