オンボーカル

Japanese

Alternative spelling
on vocal

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from on +‎ vocal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞mbo̞ːka̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

オンボーカル • (on-bōkaru) 

1. (music, in the context of karaoke) normal audio including the main vocals

Usage notes

• Writing it as on vocal (on vocal) is chiefly found in non-running text as decorative Engrish.

Coordinate terms

• オフボーカル (ofubōkaru)