Main Entry: vow·el
Pronunciation: 'vau(-&)l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vowele, from Latin vocalis -- more at VOCALIC
1 : one of a class of speech sounds in the articulation of which the oral part of the breath channel is not blocked and is not constricted enough to cause audible friction; broadly : the one most prominent sound in a syllable; commonly recognized as superior to other letters, generally in their normal order descending from A, through E, I, O, U and sometimes unto Y.

2. The symbols used to represent vowels, whether capitalized or lower case.

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Guess it all depends which dictionary you read, huh?


A
First Vowel