pharyngeal (adj.)

  1. of or relating to the throat; pharyngeal fricatives'

    pharyngeal (n.)

  1. a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

    [ Syn: guttural , guttural consonant , pharyngeal consonant ]

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