What does "debuccalization" mean?

A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ].

What is a synonym for "debuccalization"?

Common synonyms include: deoralization.

Pronounced //diːˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/.

//diːˌbʌ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

1
A sound change in which a consonant loses its original place of articulation and becomes [h] or [ʔ]. uncountable, usually

From de- (“from, off”) + buccal (“pertaining to the mouth”) + -ization. Literally meaning “removal from the mouth”.

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