vocal cords

English

vocal cords pl (plural only)

(chiefly in the plural) Two folds of tissue located in the larynx that vibrate when air passes over them, producing the sound waves associated with talking and singing.

folds of tissue

Arabic: اَوْتَار صَوْتِيَّة‎ f pl (awtār ṣawtiyya), أَحْبَال صَوْتِيَّة‎ f pl (ʾaḥbāl ṣawtiyya)
Egyptian Arabic: احبال صوتية‎ f pl (aḥbāl ṣawṭeya)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 聲帶, 声带 (seng¹ daai³)

Mandarin: 聲帶 (zh), 声带 (zh) (shēngdài)

Min Nan: 聲帶 (zh-min-nan), 声带 (siaⁿ-tòa)
Czech: hlasivky f pl
Dutch: stembanden (nl) m pl
Esperanto: voĉkordoj pl
Finnish: äänihuulet pl
French: cordes vocales (fr) f pl
German: Stimmbänder (de) n pl
Greek: φωνητικές χορδές (el) f pl (fonitikés chordés)

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