Topic: LINGUISTICS
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Medieval Latin |
| Origin: | nasalis, from Latin nasus 'nose' |
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na‧sal1
1 [only before noun]HBH related to the nose : 
the nasal passage
the nasal passage2C a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose : He spoke in a high nasal voice.
He spoke in a high nasal voice.3SL [only before noun] technical a nasal consonant or vowel such as /n/ or /m/ is one that is produced completely or partly through your nose
—nasally adverb
