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Webster 1913 Edition


Faucal

Fau′cal

,
Adj.
[L.
fauces
throat.]
Pertaining to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial;
esp.,
(Phon.)
produced in the fauces, as certain deep guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other languages.
Ayin is the most difficult of the
faucals
.
I. Taylor (The Alphabet).

Definition 2024


faucal

faucal

English

Adjective

faucal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial.

Noun

faucal (plural faucals)

  1. (phonetics) A sound produced in the fauces.
    Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).