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plosive

/ˈpləʊsɪv/ UK
/ˈpləʊzɪv/ UK
/ˈploʊsɪv/ Canada, US
/ˈploʊzɪv/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -əʊsɪv

noun plosives

A speech sound produced by opening a closed vocal tract.
Similar: stop, occlusive

adjective more plosive · plosiver · most plosive · plosivest

Produced from opening a previously closed oral passage.

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noun consonant

Español	oclusiva, plosiva, implosiva
한국어	파열음 payeoreum
日本語	破裂音 haretsuon
中文	爆發音 /爆发音 bàofāyīn, 破裂音 pòlièyīn, 塞音 sèyīn, sàiyīn
Português	oclusiva, plosiva
Français	occlusif
Deutsch	Plosiv, Verschlusslaut, Explosiv
Italiano	occlusiva
Română	oclusivă
Русский	взрывно́й vzryvnój, смы́чный smýčnyj
Tiếng Việt	âm tắc
العربية	اِنْفِجَارِيّ infijāriyy, صَوْتٌ اِنْفِجَارِيّ ṣawtun infijāriyy

adj produced from opening a previously closed oral passage

Español	oclusivo, plosivo

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@misc{plosive_2026,
  title = {plosive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plosive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}