(phonetics) A vowel that is produced with a lowering of the velum so that air escapes both through nose as well as the mouth.

plural of nasalis

(anatomy) A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.

The quality of being nasal.

(phonetics) A nasal consonant voiced as the sound of "ng" in English "sing", represented with ŋ in the IPA phonetic alphabet.

A type of fried chicken from Nashville, Tennessee, which is breaded in a spicy paste and served atop a slice of bread.

A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.

plural of nascal

(medicine, obsolete) A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton.

An unpalatable secret.