haček

(hä'chĕk')
n.
A diacritical mark (ˇ) that resembles an inverted circumflex and is used over certain letters, such as č, to indicate quality of pronunciation.

[Czech háček, diminutive of hák, hook, from Middle High German hāken, from Old High German hāko.]

View more Literature & Language videos

For a list of words related to hacek, see:

• Punctuation and Diacritics - hacek: ˇ small V-shaped symbol over consonant, usu. indicating palatalized sound

---

See words rhyming with "hacek."