velar, velum: pronounced with the back of the tongue against or near the velum (the soft palate), in the back part of the mouth. (See the diagrams of the principal organs of articulation and places of articulation.) For example, k and g are velar consonants. See place of articulation. [Spanish: velar, velo (del paladar)]
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