pla'krus-dvunek

gluteus

Pronunciation

plɐʔkɾusdvunɛk

Sound out pla'krus-dvunek letter by letter:

• 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'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• sss as in 'sun'
• ddd as in 'day'
• vvv as in 'van'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)

any of the three large muscles of each buttock, especially the gluteus maximus, that extend, abduct, and rotate the thigh