Guttural
CONSONANT PRONOUNCED IN THE THROAT
Guttural languages; Guttural language; Gutteral; Gutteral consonant; Guttural stop; Guttural consonant; Gutturals; Gluttural
Guttural speech sounds are those with a primary place of articulation near the back of the oral cavity, especially where it's difficult to distinguish a sound's place of articulation and its phonation. In popular usage it is an imprecise term for sounds produced relatively far back in the vocal tract, such as German ch or the Arabic ayin, but not simple glottal sounds like h.