English Explanatory Dictionary

guttural

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sounding harsh and throaty.
  2. having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
  3. Of, relating to, or connected to the throat.
noun
  1. A harsh and throaty spoken sound

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ [ˈɡʌɾɚɫ̩] En-us-guttural.ogg

Word forms

guttural more guttural most guttural gutturals

Etymology

From Middle French guttural, from New Latin gutturālis, from Latin guttur (“throat”) + -ālis.

Derived words

gutturalisation gutturalise gutturalism gutturality gutturalization gutturalize gutturally gutturalness guttural toad nonguttural unguttural
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