Vocable is a noun that refers to a single syllable that carries a meaning despite not being a ‘real’ word.
The Latin word vocabulum ( vo COB oo loom) has given us such English words as ‘vocal’ and ‘vocabulary.’ Our word of the day has been around since the Middle English period. Here’s an example:
When my kids are enjoying a meal, they tend to express it in the most vocable terms. They don't use actual words to convey their joy, just a simple, ‘mmmmm.’
Autumnal
Favonian
Terricolous
Gerund
Clowder
Prelusive
Daphnean
Postcenal
Chirk
Precariat
Chanteuse
Pleroma
Caliban
Calenture
Fastidious
Nomenclature
Twee
Sitzkrieg
Transmarine
Temerarious
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