What does velar mean in crosswords?

velar means: produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as ‘k’ in ‘cat’ and ‘g’ in ‘gun’ and ‘ng’ in ‘sing’)

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velar

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈviːlə/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aelrvStarts with VEnds with R0 cluesCommon crossword word

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produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate (as ‘k’ in ‘cat’ and ‘g’ in ‘gun’ and ‘ng’ in ‘sing’)

Borrowed from Latin vēlāris, from vēlum (“sail; veil, awning”).

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