po-thorshaya

backfire

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

poθoɾʃɐjɐ

Sound out po-thorshaya 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'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
• yjy as in 'yes'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine; a miscalculation that recoils on its maker (noun)

• po-thorshau — backfire