rhotic
adjective
1. (of an English accent) Pronouncing the letter r wherever it appears, as in bar (/bÉ‘Ëɹ/) and bard or barred (/bÉ‘Ëɹd/).
- Rhotic speech is common in much of the United States, Canada, many parts of the north and west of England, Ireland, and Scotland.
2. (of a phoneme) Having the quality of the said letter. This includes the sounds of the IPA symbols /ɹ/, /É»/, /Éš/, /É/, and some would say /r/, or r coloring.