noun
(1) A speech sound made with the vocal tract open
(2) A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Etymology
From
vouel from
vocalis, "voiced".
Noun
- A sound produced by the vocal cords with relatively little restriction of the oral cavity, forming the prominent sound of a syllable.
- A letter representing the sound of vowel; in English, the vowels are a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y.