velar

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”).

adj

  1. (phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
  2. (mycology) Referring to a veil or velum.

noun

  1. (phonetics) A sound articulated at the soft palate.

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