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Noun: nasal vowel
  1. (phonetics) a vowel produced with lowered velum allowing air to escape through both nose and mouth
    "In French and Portuguese, nasal vowels are distinct phonemes from oral vowels"

Derived forms: nasal vowels

Type of: vowel, vowel sound

Encyclopedia: Nasal vowel