vocable.
A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
Meaning & usage
A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.
A syllable or sound without specific meaning, used together with or in place of actual words in a song.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin voc(ā) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Latin -bulum Latin vocābulumder. Middle French vocablebor. ▲ Latin vocābulumbor. Middle English vocable English vocable From Middle English vocable, from Middle French vocable and its etymon, Latin vocābulum, from vocō (“to call”).
Able to be uttered.
a vocable marker
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der. Proto-Indo-European *wokʷ-der. Latin vocō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English vocable From Latin vocō + -able.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.