vowel

US /vaʊəl/
UK /vaʊəl/
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voyelle

a speech sound which is produced by an open vocal tract, with no audible friction, and which is a syllabic sound

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The word 'cat' has one vowel sound.
Le mot 'chat' a un son de voyelle.
English has five main vowels: a, e, i, o, u.
L'anglais a cinq voyelles principales : a, e, i, o, u.