retroceso

Spanish

Etymology

From retroceder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /retɾoˈθeso/ [re.t̪ɾoˈθe.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /retɾoˈseso/ [re.t̪ɾoˈse.so]
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: re‧tro‧ce‧so

Noun

retroceso m (plural retrocesos)

1. backtrack
2. throwback
3. retreat, regression
4. recoil

Further reading

• “retroceso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10