hard c

English

Noun

hard c (plural hard c's)

1. (phonetics) The "c" sound pronounced /k/, as in "cat" and "cabin", as distinct from the soft c, pronounced /s/, in "cent", "center" and "circuit".

Related terms

• hard g
• soft g

Translations

Translations

• French: c dur (fr)
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Anagrams

• Chard, D.Arch., chard