pi'ek'tra

asteroid

Pronunciation

piʔɛkʔtɾɐ

Sound out pi'ek'tra letter by letter:

• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• iiee as in 'see'
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)

any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)