# rhinoglottophilia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The connection between laryngeal (glottal) and nasal articulations.

## Etymology
From rhino- + glotto- + -philia. Coined by American linguist James Matisoff in 1975 in a paper titled "Rhinoglottophilia: The Mysterious Connection between Nasality and Glottality".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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