Spanish word

vocal

Pronunciation

IPA/boˈkal/

Meaning

  • adjectivevocal

Example

Hicimos un ejercicio vocal en clase.

We did a vocal exercise in class.

Illustration for vocal (vocal)

More examples

Antes de hablar en público hago ejercicios de técnica vocal.

Before speaking in public I do vocal technique exercises.

Core concept

Sound of a person's spoken or sung voice.

Common phrases

  • técnica vocal

    vocal technique

  • cuerda vocal

    vocal cord

  • registro vocal

    vocal register

Similar words

oral: Relating to oral delivery, using the mouth to produce speech.
verbal: Relating to expression in words, whether spoken or written.

Definition in Spanish

Que se refiere a la voz humana, a su emisión y a las cualidades del sonido producido al hablar o cantar.

Word origin

From Latin vocalis (from voc-/vox 'voice'), this adjective enters Spanish to describe things relating to the human voice and its production.

Usage tips

  • Although it looks like English 'vocal', Spanish stress is on the last syllable (vo-CAL), and the noun la vocal means 'vowel' while un/una vocal can mean a committee member, so context decides.

Other meanings

  • vowelnoun
  • committee membernoun

Opposites

Related words

  • vocalmentevocallyadverb
  • vocalizarvocalizeverb

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