retroflesso

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Related terms

• retroflessione