SUCTION STOP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stop consonant made by the suction of air into the mouth (as in Bantu)

Synonyms:

click; suction stop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("suction stop" is a kind of...):

occlusive; plosive; plosive consonant; plosive speech sound; stop; stop consonant (a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it)

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