xenophone

English

Etymology

xeno- +‎ -phone

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈzɛn.ə.fəʊn/

Noun

xenophone (plural xenophones)

(phonetics) A sound in speech that is not native to the language being spoken; a sound from a foreign language

Translations

A sound in speech that is not native to a language

Finnish: vieras äänne

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