po-thorshau

backfire

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

poθoɾʃaʊ

Sound out po-thorshau letter by letter:

• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• ooo as in 'go'
• thθth as in 'thin'
• ooo as in 'go'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• shʃsh as in 'shoe'
• auaʊow as in 'how'

to emit a loud noise as a result of undergoing a backfire; to have an unexpected and undesired effect (verb)

• po-thorshaya — backfire