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reteso

Portuguese, adjective/ʁeˈte.zu/

reteso is spelled R-E-T-E-S-O (6 letters). Reteso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “strained; outstretched; stiff; tense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of retesar.

What does reteso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    strained; outstretched; stiff; tense

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of retesar

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of retesar

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of reteso

  • retesa feminine
  • retesos masculine plural
  • retesas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce reteso?

  • Brazil /ʁeˈte.zu/
  • Brazil [heˈte.zu]
  • /ʁeˈte.zu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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