NASAL CONSONANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nasal consonant mean? 

• NASAL CONSONANT (noun)
  The noun NASAL CONSONANT has 1 sense:

1. a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed

  Familiarity information: NASAL CONSONANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NASAL CONSONANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

nasal; nasal consonant

Hypernyms ("nasal consonant" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)