retroceso

Spanish

Etymology

From retroceder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retɾoˈθeso/ [re.t̪ɾoˈθe.so] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /retɾoˈseso/ [re.t̪ɾoˈse.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -eso
• Syllabification: re‧tro‧ce‧so

Noun

retroceso m (plural retrocesos)

1. backtrack
2. throwback
3. retreat, regression
4. recoil

Further reading

• “retroceso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025