vocal cords

noun

Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

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Meanings

nounvocal cords pl (plural only)

alternative nonstandard vocal chords

  1. in pluralpluralplural onlyTwo folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

Translations

Arabic اَوْتَار صَوْتِيَّة, أَحْبَال صَوْتِيَّة
  • اَوْتَار صَوْتِيَّة (awtār ṣawtiyya)folds of tissue
  • أَحْبَال صَوْتِيَّة (ʔaḥbāl ṣawtiyya)folds of tissue
Chinese Cantonese 聲帶 /声带
  • 聲帶 /声带folds of tissue
Chinese Mandarin 聲帶 /声带
  • 聲帶 /声带 (shēngdài)folds of tissue
Czech hlasivky
  • hlasivkyfolds of tissue
Dutch stembanden
  • stembandenfolds of tissue
Esperanto voĉkordoj
  • voĉkordojfolds of tissue
Estonian häälepaelad
  • häälepaeladfolds of tissue
Finnish äänihuulet
  • äänihuuletfolds of tissue
French cordes vocales
  • cordes vocalesfolds of tissue
German Stimmbänder
  • Stimmbänderfolds of tissue
Greek φωνητικές χορδές
  • φωνητικές χορδές (fonitikés chordés)folds of tissue
Hungarian hangszalagok, hangszálak
  • hangszalagokfolds of tissue
  • hangszálakfolds of tissue
Indonesian pita suara
  • pita suarafolds of tissue
Irish téada an ghutha
  • téada an ghuthafolds of tissue
Italian corde vocali
  • corde vocalifolds of tissue
Japanese 声帯
  • 声帯 (seitai)folds of tissue
Korean 성대
  • 성대 (seongdae)folds of tissue
Latvian balss saites
  • balss saitesfolds of tissue
Malay pita suara
  • pita suarafolds of tissue
Polish struny głosowe, więzadła głosowe
  • struny głosowefolds of tissue
  • więzadła głosowefolds of tissue
Portuguese cordas vocais
  • cordas vocaisfolds of tissue
Romanian coarde vocale
  • coarde vocalefolds of tissue
Russian голосовы́е свя́зки
  • голосовы́е свя́зки (golosovýje svjázki)folds of tissue
Spanish cuerdas vocales
  • cuerdas vocalesfolds of tissue
Swedish stämband
  • stämbandfolds of tissue
Tagalog tinigang-bagting, babagtingang tinig
  • tinigang-bagtingfolds of tissue
  • babagtingang tinigfolds of tissue
Ukrainian голосові́ зв'я́зки
  • голосові́ зв'я́зки (holosoví zvʺjázky)folds of tissue
Welsh tannau'r llais
  • tannau'r llaisfolds of tissue
Cite this entry
APA

vocal cords. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocal%20cords

MLA

“vocal cords.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocal%20cords. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vocal cords,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vocal%20cords.

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