vélaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (whence French voile).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.lɛʁ/

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Adjective

vélaire (plural vélaires)

1. (phonetics, phonology) velar

Derived terms

• labiovélaire
• vélariser
  • vélarisation

Further reading

• “vélaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• laverie, lèverai, relevai, révélai, Valérie