guttural

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
  2. adjective like the sounds of frogs and crows
  3. adjective relating to or articulated in the throat

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant

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