erre moscia

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “flabby R”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.re ˈmɔʃ.ʃa/
• Hyphenation: èr‧re‧mò‧scia

Noun

erre moscia f (plural erre mosce)

1. (informal, phonetics) the inability to pronounce the alveolar trill (or “rolled r”, /r/) correctly; the burr or, more generally, rhotacism

   Synonym: (formal) rotacismo

   So soltanto parlare con la erre moscia.

   All I can do is burring.

   I francesi hanno un'erre moscia molto marcata.

   The French speak with a very strong burr.

Further reading

• rotacismo (medicina) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it