guttural
/ˈɡʌtəɹəl/ adjective C2- Of, relating to, or connected to the throat. · guttural duct of the ear; guttural pouch infection
- Having a place of articulation towards the back of the mouth; in modern use, uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal; in earlier or non-technical use, also including velar.
- Sounding harsh and throaty. · Arabic is considered a very guttural language, with many harsh consonants.
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The sobriquet of La Carconte had been bestowed on Madeleine Radelle from the fact that she had been born in a village, so called, situated between Salon and Lambesc; and as a custom existed among the inhabitants of that part of France where Caderousse lived of styling every person by some particular and distinctive appellation, her husband had bestowed on her the name of La Carconte in place of her sweet and euphonious name of Madeleine, which, in all probability, his rude guttural language would not have enabled him to pronounce.
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