vocable
noun[C]
languagespecializeduk/ˈvəʊ.kə.bəl/us/ˈvoʊ.kə.bəl/asoundthat is used in aparticularlanguage,especiallyone that is notconsidereda word, forexampleasoundsuch as "la" used inmusicor anexclamationsuch as "huh" :
（以语音、字母为单位而不以意义为单位的）词，词外壳Theysingrhythmicdancetunesusingabstractvocables ornonsenselyrics.他们用无意义的歌词或非表意的用词哼唱出有节奏的舞曲。
- Thesongsare notsunginlyrics, butratherinNativeAmerican words andphrases, called "vocables", eachcarryingaspecialmeaning.
- the vocablesIndianpercussionistsuse toshareragameters
- Vocables arecommonaspausefillers, such as "um" and "er" inEnglish.
Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aha
- ahem
- bah
- bam
- blah
- blah, blah, blah
- cor
- duh
- huh
- ow
- psst
- shh
- squee
- tut
- uh-huh
- wham
- whee
- whew
- woot
- yuck