abru-pla'dor-hinek

thoracic vertebra

Pronunciation

ɐbɾuplɐʔdoɾhinɛk

Sound out abru-pla'dor-hinek letter by letter:

• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• bbb as in 'bay'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• lll as in 'love'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ddd as in 'day'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• hhh as in 'hat'
• iiee as in 'see'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

one of 12 vertebrae in the human vertebral column; thoracic vertebrae extend from the seventh cervical vertebra down to the first lumbar vertebra

• tuf-hinek — thoracic vertebra