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   What does guttural mean?

   • This is reflected in the word's Latin root— guttur, meaning "throat." Despite the similarity in sound, guttural is not related to the English word gutter, which comes (by way of Anglo-French) from Latin gutta, meaning "drop." Recent Examples on the Web The result is a raw, guttural performance filled with shocking bursts of violence and humor.

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   What does guttural sound mean?

   • Guttural sounds are harsh sounds that are produced at the back of a person's throat. Joe had a low, guttural voice with a mid-Western accent. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. a. Loosely b. 3. 4. 5.

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   What is a guttural language?

   • The term 'guttural language' is used for languages that have such sounds. As a technical term used by phoneticians and phonologists, guttural has had various definitions. The concept always includes pharyngeal consonants, but may include velar, uvular or laryngeal consonants as well.

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   Where did the word guttural come from?

   • The earliest known use of the word guttural is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for guttural is from 1594, in a translation by Thomas Bowes, translator. guttural is a borrowing from Latin. It is derived from Latin gutturālis.

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   1. : articulated in the throat. guttural sounds. 2. : velar. 3. : being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable. guttural noun. gutturalism. ˈgə-tə-rə-ˌli-zəm. ˈgə-trə- noun. Did you know?

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   The word guttural literally means 'of the throat' (from Latin guttur, meaning throat), and was first used by phoneticians to describe the Hebrew glottal (א) and (ה), uvular (ח), and pharyngeal (ע). The term is commonly used non-technically by English speakers to refer to sounds that subjectively appear harsh or grating.

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   GUTTURAL definition: 1. (of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep: 2. (of speech sounds…. Learn more.

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   noun. a guttural sound. guttural. / ˈɡʌtərəl / adjective. anatomy of or relating to the throat. phonetics pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular. raucous.

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   1. anatomy. of or relating to the throat. 2. phonetics. pronounced in the throat or the back of the mouth; velar or uvular. 3. raucous. noun. 4. phonetics. a guttural consonant.

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   GUTTURAL meaning: 1. (of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep: 2. (of speech sounds…. Learn more.

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   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word guttural. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.