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Velar adj.

Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

(Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard g.

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Etymology of 'Velar'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Velar" Quotes from Famous Books

... run aground. Velar a los muertos: To watch over the dead. Vengarse de una ofensa: To avenge an insult. Vengarse en el ofensor: To avenge oneself on the offender. Venir a casa: To come home. Ver de hacer algo: To try and do something. Vestir a la moda: To dress in the fashion. Vestir de mascara: To ...

— Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) • C. A. Toledano

... vaya (from ir) come! well! really. Vd. usted you. vecino, -a neighboring, neighbor, citizen. vega open plain. vegetal plant. veinte twenty. veintuno twenty-one. vejez f. old age. vela sail; hacerse a la —— to set sail. velar to veil. velo veil. vellon m. copper coinage of the Spanish realm. vencedor victor. vencer to conquer. venda bandage. vendar to bandage. vendaval a strong sea wind. vender to sell. venenoso venomous, poisonous. vengar to revenge. ...

— Novelas Cortas • Pedro Antonio de Alarcon