See Also: protractile(dictionary)
sotto voce(dictionary)
sotto voce(dictionary)
Passata Sotto - Fencing(gambling)
Passata-Sotto - Fencing(gambling)
Vicente Sotto Memorial Hospital(health)

sotto voce (oh) and protractile (iou)


sotto voce (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: 'under the voice']
in a very quiet voice, so that Other people cannot easily hear
::'No, it was Daniel,' she continued, sotto voce.

protractile (iou)



protractile adjective. E19.
[from PROTRACT verb + -ILE: cf. CONTRACTILE.]
Zoology. Able to be lengthened out or extended.