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Guttural

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈɡʌtəɹəl

Definitions

A harsh and throaty spoken sound

Equivalents

Españolgutural
Françaisguttural
DeutschGutturalkehlig
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Examples

“He was hairy, and his speech of rough gutturals was imperfect.”
“He seems quite an exception to some husbands in that respect⟳!" remarked the Berliner in deep gutturals.”
“"Teeka is Tarzan's," said the ape-man, in the low gutturals of the great anthropoids.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

guttural toad gutturalism gutturality gutturalization Gutturally Gutturalness

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