gutural
Portuguese, adjective/ɡu.tuˈɾaw/
gutural is spelled G-U-T-U-R-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese, the 79,437th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gutural is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “guttural (sounding harsh and throaty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo ou pertencente a garganta”.
What does gutural mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineguttural (sounding harsh and throaty)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo ou pertencente a garganta
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gutural
- guturais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gutural?
- Brazil /ɡu.tuˈɾaw/
- Brazil [ɡu.tuˈɾaʊ̯]
- Portugal /ɡu.tuˈɾal/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gutural
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gutural in Portuguese?
gutural appears about once in every 6 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).