vocable

noun

vo·​ca·​ble ˈvō-kə-bəl 

: term

specifically : a word composed of various sounds or letters without regard to its meaning

Examples of vocable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The birds’ phrasings are both melodic and mechanical, cyclical and spontaneous, like the wordless vocables of scat singers. —New York Times, 11 Feb. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin vocabulum, from vocare to call, from vox voice — more at voice

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above