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rotacismo

[ʁo.taˈsiz.mu]

noun

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. rhotacism
  2. A linguistic term referring to the change of a consonant sound into an 'r' sound.
Examples

O linguista estudou o rotacismo no dialeto local.

The linguist studied the rhotacism in the local dialect.

Pronunciationʁo.taˈsiz.mu

Part of speechnoun

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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