mouth music

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Definition of mouth music in English English dictionary

The vocal imitation of instrumental music

Hyphenation

mouth mu·sic

Turkish pronunciation

mauth myuzîk

Pronunciation

/ˈmouᴛʜ ˈmyo͞ozək/ /ˈmaʊθ ˈmjuːzɪk/

Etymology

() Calque of the Scottish Gaelic puirt a' bhèil (“tunes of the mouth”).