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Added 9 October 2026

uvular

/ˈjuːvjʊlə/ adjective

Latin root: ūvulāris Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about uvular at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Of or relating to the uvula.
Of a sound, articulated with the uvula (the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate).

noun

A sound articulated with the uvula.

Origin

From Latin ūvulāris. By surface analysis, uvula + -ar.

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