"pharyngeal" in the noun sense
1. guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
"pharyngeal" in the adjective sense
1. pharyngeal
of or relating to the throat
"pharyngeal fricatives"
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