OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 12547

nasal

/ˈneɪ.zəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
nasal
Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
nasal vowel