velar
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈviːlə/(UK)
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/ˈviːlə/(UK) · /ˈveɪlə/(UK) · /ˈviːlɚ/(US) · /ˈveɪlɚ/(US)
Definition of velar
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
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adj
- Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
- Referring to a veil or velum.
noun
- A sound articulated at the soft palate.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”).
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