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retroflesso

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Italian

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Etymology

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From retro- (retro-”, “back-) +‎ flesso (bend).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /re.troˈflɛs.so/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsso
  • Hyphenation: re‧tro‧flès‧so

Adjective

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retroflesso (feminine retroflessa, masculine plural retroflessi, feminine plural retroflesse)

  1. bent or curved backwards; retroflex
  2. (linguistics, phonetics) retroflex
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