nasal

US /ˈneɪ.zəl/
UK /ˈneɪ.zəl/
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1.

nasal

relating to the nose

:
She has a slight nasal voice.
Elle a une légère voix nasale.
He suffered from chronic nasal congestion.
Il souffrait de congestion nasale chronique.
2.

nasal, son nasal

(of a speech sound) pronounced with the breath passing through the nose, e.g., m, n, ng.

:
The 'm' sound in 'mother' is a nasal consonant.
Le son 'm' dans 'mère' est une consonne nasale.
Many languages have distinct nasal vowels.
De nombreuses langues ont des voyelles nasales distinctes.
1.

nasale, consonne nasale

a nasal speech sound

:
The linguist analyzed the different nasals in the language.
Le linguiste a analysé les différentes nasales de la langue.
English has three common nasals: /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/.
L'anglais a trois nasales courantes : /m/, /n/ et /ŋ/.