5 letters · 5 points in Scrabble
adjective of or in or relating to the nose
noun a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
adjective sounding as if the nose were pinched
originFrom Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsālis, from nāsus (“the nose”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of nasalis.
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