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guttural

gut·tu·ral

UK/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ US/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ rare
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

like the sounds of frogs and crows

  • “a guttural voice”
  • “acres of guttural frogs”
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2.

relating to or articulated in the throat

  • “the glottal stop and uvular”
  • “and”
  • “in German”
  • “are guttural sounds”

noun

1.

Origin

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

Phrases

  • guttural toad

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