retroflesso

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retroˈflɛsːo/, [r̺e.t̪r̺oˈfl̺ɛs̪.s̪o]
  • Hyphenation: re‧tro‧flès‧so

Adjective

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

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