guttural
adjective
[ ˈɡʌt(ə)r(ə)l ]
• (of a speech sound) produced in the throat; harsh-sounding.
Similar:
throaty,
husky,
gruff,
gravelly,
growly,
growling,
croaky,
croaking,
harsh,
harsh-sounding,
rough,
rasping,
raspy,
grating,
jarring,
deep,
low,
thick,
guttural
noun
• a guttural consonant (e.g. k, g ) or other speech sound.
Origin:
late 16th century: from French, or from medieval Latin gutturalis, from Latin guttur ‘throat’.
