rhotacismus

English

Noun

rhotacismus (uncountable)

1. Inability to pronounce the letter R.
   • 1959: Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East, Ch. 2. (The Long Day Wanes, p. 403)

     'But I'm hungwy.' A pathetic little-girl's rhotacismus.

Synonyms

• derhotacization
• rhotacism