VOCALOID

Japanese

Alternative forms

• (shortening) ボカロ (Bokaro)

Etymology

From English vocal + -oid.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ボーカロイド [bòókáróꜜìdò] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [bo̞ːka̠ɾo̞ido̞]

Proper noun

VOCALOID(ボーカロイド) • (Bōkaroido) 

1. VOCALOID (the singing voice synthesizer engine/software developed by YAMAHA, which has gathered a substantial online following since 2007)

Noun

VOCALOID(ボーカロイド) • (bōkaroido) 

1. VOCALOID (an individual product that utilizes this technology, or its associated character)
2. (music) VOCALOID music (category of music that uses the VOCALOID technology)
   • 2014, 水(みず)あさと (Mizu Asato), デンキ街(がい)の本屋(ほんや)さん (Denkigai no hon'ya-san), volume 8.5:

     好(す)きな音楽(おんがく)ジャンル：電波系(でんぱけい)ソング　オルタナロックバンド系(けい)　ボカロ等(など)

     suki na ongaku janru: denpa-kei songu orutanarokkubandokei bokaro nado

     Favorite music genres: denpa-kei, alternative rockbands, VOCALOID, etc.

Derived terms

• 人力VOCALOID(じんりきボーカロイド) (jinriki bōkaroido)
• ボカロ曲(きょく) (bokaro-kyoku)
• ボカロP(ピー) (bokaro-pī)