rhotic
[ roh-tik ]
/ ˈroʊ tɪk /
adjective
of or relating to a dialect of English in which the r is pronounced at the end of a syllable or before a consonant: Midwestern American English is rhotic, while Southern British English is not.
of, relating to, or being an r-like sound.
noun
a rhotic sound.
Words nearby rhotic
rhone river,
rhone wine,
rhopalid bug,
rhotacism,
rhotacize,
rhotic,
rhs,
rhubarb,
rhumb,
rhumb line,
rhumb sailing
British Dictionary definitions for rhotic
rhotic
/ (ˈrəʊtɪk) /
adjective
phonetics
denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which postvocalic r s are pronounced
Derived forms of rhotic
rhoticity (rəʊˈtɪsɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for rhotic
from Greek
rho, the letter
r