Faucal

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Faucal \Fau"cal\, a. [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.
     [1913 Webster]


  
           Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals. --I. Taylor
                                                    (The
                                                    Alphabet).
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  faucal
       adj : of or relating to the fauces