pharyngealize

[ fuh-rin-jee-uh-lahyz, -juh-lahyz, far-uhn-jee-uh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, Phonetics.

, pha·ryn·ge·al·ized, pha·ryn·ge·al·iz·ing.

1. to pronounce with pharyngeal coarticulation.

Other Words From

• pha·rynge·al·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharyngealize¹

First recorded in 1930–35; pharyngeal + -ize