ach-laut
noun
ˈäḵ-ˌlau̇t
plural -s
sometimes capitalized A
: 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
Word History
Etymology
German, from ach ah, alas + laut sound, from Middle High German lūt; akin to Old English hlūd loud
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above