rétro

See also: retro, retrò, retrô, retro-, and rétro-

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁe.tʁo/

Etymology 1

Clipping of rétroviseur.

Noun

rétro m (plural rétros)

1. (informal) any mirror on a vehicle

   Synonym: rétroviseur

   1. rear-view mirror (mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind)
   2. wing mirror, side mirror (either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind)

Etymology 2

Clipping of rétrospectif.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

1. (informal) retro

   un style un peu rétro ― a bit of a retro style, a slightly retro style

Further reading

• “rétro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• roter

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

1. retro

Anagrams

• Torre, terrò, torre