Pronunciation: ˌ r ē -t ō -r ō - ' man(t)s, -t ō -r ə -; - ' r ō - ˌ man(t)s
Variant: also Rhae · to-Ro · man · ic \ -r ō - ' ma-nik \
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin Rhaetus of Rhaetia, ancient Roman province
Date: 1867
: a group of Romance languages spoken in eastern Switzerland and northeastern Italy