labiovelar Hear it!

labiovelar definition

labio·velar (-vē′lər)

adjective

Phonet. articulated with the lips rounded and the back of the tongue against or near the velum, or soft palate, as (w)

Etymology: labio- + velar

noun

a labiovelar sound

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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