rétro

See also: retro, retrò, retrô, retro-, and rétro-

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁe.tʁo/

Etymology 1

Clipping of rétroviseur.

Noun

rétro m (plural rétros)

(informal) any mirror on a vehicle
Synonym: rétroviseur
1. rear-view mirror (mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind)
2. wing mirror, side mirror (either of a pair of mirrors on the sides of a car or other vehicle that enable the driver to see to the side and behind)

Etymology 2

Clipping of rétrospectif.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

(informal) retro
un style un peu rétro ― a bit of a retro style, a slightly retro style

Further reading

“rétro”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

roter

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rétro.

Adjective

rétro (invariable)

retro

Anagrams

Torre, terrò, torre

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