An archaic or specialized term for a gutter or channel; sometimes used to describe throat-based consonants in phonetics.
From Latin 'gutta' (drop) with suffix '-ar,' or from 'gutter.' In phonetics, relates to Latin 'gutturalis' (relating to the throat), as gutturals produce drops of saliva.
The phonetic term 'guttar' connects drops to how we *speak*—guttural consonants were thought to come from the throat 'dropping' sound like water, linking anatomy, sound, and moisture in one term.
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