# pharyngeal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ · frequency rank #63,889

## Definitions
1. Of or pertaining to the pharynx.
2. Articulated with the pharynx; a term usually describing a consonant which is articulated by the rear area of the tongue being raised to below the region between the uvula and the pharyngeal wall. The term cannot apply to a plosive or stop consonant.

## Etymology
From Late Latin pharyngeus + -al, from pharynx (“the pharynx”) + -eus (adjectival suffix).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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