Word: voicebox
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: voice
box
Definition: larynx; a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech
Morphemes:
Affix: voice
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Sound made through vibration of the vocal cords; sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; — distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in whispering and voiceless consonants.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vōcem
Language: la
Decoded: vocem
PoS: Noun
Meaning: voice
Affix: box
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The vagina; the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: buxus
Language: la
Decoded: buxus
Meaning: box tree; thing made from boxwood