What does vogal in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word vogal in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vogal in Portuguese.

The word vogal in Portuguese means vowel, vowel, lay judge, member, vogal, vogal, vogal longa. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vogal

vowel

substantivo feminino (som da fala) (sound)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vowel

substantivo feminino (letra que representa o som) (letter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

lay judge

substantivo masculino (jurídico (juiz de fato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

member

substantivo masculino e feminino (membro de comissão) (e.g. of a committee)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vogal

noun (speech: open sound, not consonant)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Algumas línguas exigem uma vogal depois de cada consoante.
Some languages require a vowel after each consonant sound.

vogal

adjective (sound: open, not consonant)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Qual idioma possui mais sons vogais?
Which language has the most vowel sounds?

vogal longa

noun (English: vowel sound)

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