dog's letter

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The letter R, which was trilled in Latin, imitating the sound of a snarling dog. rare
    — R is the Dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound; the tongue striking the inner palate, with a trembling about the teeth.

词源

Calque of Latin littera canīna.
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