riflesso

reflection

noun ree-FLES-soh Rare

Origin: Latin reflexus, from reflectere, to bend back

Also means

reflex

Usage Note

Riflesso covers both the physical sense of a reflection (light, image in a mirror) and a bodily reflex (il riflesso patellare is the knee-jerk reflex). As an adjective it means 'reflected'. The plural is riflessi. Note the double 's' — held in pronunciation: ree-FLES-soh.

Examples

"Vedo il mio riflesso nello specchio."

Natural Translation

I see my reflection in the mirror.

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