fish hook

== English == === Etymology === (IPA character): Named because of its superficial resemblance to the hooks used in fishing.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Noun === fish hook (plural fish hooks) Alternative form of fishhook (a hook used in fishing) (Can we verify(+) this sense, particularly "Several IPA characters contain so-called "fishhooks". Moreover, Unicode uses "fishhook" without a space.)"?) The International Phonetic Alphabet /ɾ/ character LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH FISHHOOK, used to represent an alveolar tap.