unaspirated
/ˌʌnˈæspəˌreɪtɪd/
adjective
- Pronounced without a puff of air; in phonetics, describing a consonant sound that is not followed by a strong burst of breath.
- Many languages, such as French, use unaspirated consonants almost exclusively.
- The teacher explained that the 't' in 'stop' is unaspirated.
- In English, the 'p' in 'spin' is unaspirated, unlike the 'p' in 'pin'.