ˈäḵˌlau̇t noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized A
Etymology: German, from ach ah, alas + laut sound, from Middle High German lūt; akin to Old English hlūd loud — more at loud
: the voiceless velar fricative sound represented by the ch of German ach or the ch of Scottish loch, phonemically often allophonic with the ich-laut