faucal

faucal
/faw"keuhl/, adj.
1. pertaining to the fauces or opening of the throat.
2. Phonet.
a. pharyngeal.
b. exploded into the pharynx, as the release of the t-sound of catnip or the d-sound of madness.
[1860-65; FAUC(ES) + -AL1]

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  • faucal — [fô′kəl] adj. [< FAUCES + AL] Phonet. of or articulated in the fauces: said of certain speech sounds, as guttural sounds in the Semitic languages …   English World dictionary

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  • faucal — see SUFFOCATE …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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