OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1623

vowel

/ˈvaʊ.əl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
vocal
A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
In Welsh, the w usually represents a vowel.
letra vocal • vocal
A letter or diacritic representing the sound of a vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o, u, w (rarely), y (sometimes).
Facetiously is spelled with all six vowels in alphabetical order.
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