pharyngeal
pronunciation
How to pronounce pharyngeal in British English:
UK [fəˈrɪndʒiəl]
How to pronounce pharyngeal in American English:
US [fəˈrɪndʒiəl, -dʒəl, ˌfærɪnˈdʒiəl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the throat
Word Origin
- pharyngeal (adj.)
- "pertaining to the pharynx," 1799, from Modern Latin pharyngeus, from pharynx (see pharynx) + -al (1). Alternative pharyngal is attested from 1835, from Modern Latin pharyngem with -al (1) substituted.