🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

nasal

Pronunciation / Transliteration: na-sal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nasal/ˈneɪ.zəl/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Tiene una voz nasal que es fácilmente reconocible."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A sound produced through the nose, especially in phonetics.

    "The word 'man' has a nasal sound due to the 'n' at the end."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the nose or the nasal cavity.

    "He had a nasal voice that was easily recognizable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'nasal' originates from the Latin 'nasalis', which is derived from 'nasus' meaning 'nose'. The term has evolved through Middle English and Old French, maintaining its association with the nose and related sounds.

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