n.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin consonant-, consonans, from present participle of consonare
Date: 14th century
: one of a class of speech sounds (as \ p \ , \ g \ , \ n \ , \ l \ , \ s \ , \ r \ ) characterized by constriction or closure at one or more points in the breath channel also : a letter representing a consonant ― usually used in English of any letter except a, e, i, o, and u