riflesso

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin reflexus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /riˈflɛs.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsso
  • Hyphenation: ri‧flès‧so

Participle

riflesso (feminine riflessa, masculine plural riflessi, feminine plural riflesse)

  1. past participle of riflettere
    Synonym: riflettuto

Adjective

riflesso (feminine riflessa, masculine plural riflessi, feminine plural riflesse, adverb riflessamente)

  1. reflected
  2. (physiology) reflex
  3. (botany) reflexed

Noun

riflesso m (plural riflessi)

  1. reflection, glare, glint (light, sound, head, image that is reflected)
  2. (figurative) repercussion, effect, consequence
  3. (physiology) reflex
    Synonyms: conseguenza, effetto, ripercussione
  4. (hair) highlight (of hair)
    Synonyms: colpo di sole, colpi di sole

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ riflesso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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