velar
noun/ˈviːlə(r)/
/ˈviːlər/
(phonetics)- a speech sound made by placing the back of the tongue against or near the back part of the mouth, for example /k/ or /ɡ/ in the English words key and goTopics Languagec2Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin velaris, from velum ‘sail, curtain, covering, veil’.
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