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labiovélaire

French, adjective/la.bjɔ.ve.lɛʁ/

labiovélaire is a French adjective meaning “labiovelar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie une consonne possédant deux lieux d’articulation : l’un bilabial, l’autre vélaire, la partie…”.

What does labiovélaire mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    labiovelar

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qualifie une consonne possédant deux lieux d’articulation : l’un bilabial, l’autre vélaire, la partie postérieure de la langue opérant une constriction au niveau du voile du palais.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of labiovélaire

  • labiovélaires plural
  • labio-vélaire alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce labiovélaire?

  • /la.bjɔ.ve.lɛʁ/
  • \la.bjo.ve.lɛʁ\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to labiovélaire

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.