Guttural

a.	1.	Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat; relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat. Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings. - W. Guthrie. In such a sweet, guttural accent. - Landor.
n.	1.	A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.

Noun	1.	guttural - a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat Synonyms: guttural consonant
Adj.	1.	guttural - like the sounds of frogs and crows; "a guttural voice"; "acres of guttural frogs" Synonyms: croaking, croaky
	2.	guttural - relating to or articulated in the throat; "the glottal stop and uvular `r' and `ch' in German `Bach' are guttural sounds"

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