vocable
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vocable¹
- /ˈvəʊkəbl̩/ UK
- /ˈvoʊkəbl̩/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“to call”).
noun vocables
- A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning. Without words and almost with the seriousness of asylum nurses they at once set upon an unsavoury-looking matron who began to cry out Mediterranean vocables of distress.
- A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song. Many Native American songs employ vocables, syllables that do not have referential meaning. These may be used to frame words or may be inserted among them; in some cases, they constitute the entire song text.
vocable²
- /ˈvəʊkəbl̩/ UK
- /ˈvoʊkəbl̩/ US
Translations
Talk about this word "vocable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vocable. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vocable. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vocable "vocable." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vocable.Cite this
@misc{vocable_2026,
title = {vocable},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vocable},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
