par·ox·y·tone 
(pă-rŏksĭ-tōn′)
(pă-rŏksĭ-tōn′)adj.
Having an acute accent on the next to last syllable. Used of some words in Greek and certain Romance languages, such as French and Portuguese.
n.
A paroxytone word.
[Greek paroxutonos : para-, beside; see PARA-1 + oxutonos, oxytone; see OXYTONE.]