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Adjective: pharyngeal  ,fer-un'jee-ul or fu'rin-jee-ul [N. Amer], ,fa-run'jee-ul or fu'rin-jee-ul [Brit]
  1. Of or relating to the throat
    "pharyngeal fricatives"
Noun: pharyngeal  ,fer-un'jee-ul or fu'rin-jee-ul [N. Amer], ,fa-run'jee-ul or fu'rin-jee-ul [Brit]
  1. A consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
    "The 'ch' sound in the Scottish word 'loch' is a pharyngeal consonant";
    - guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal consonant

Derived forms: pharyngeals

Type of: consonant

Encyclopedia: Pharyngeal