Sol de Mayo

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “Sun of May”, alluding to the May Revolution in 1810.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ˌsol de ˈmaʝo/ [ˌsol̪ d̪e ˈma.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsol de ˈmaʃo/ [ˌsol̪ d̪e ˈma.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ˌsol de ˈmaʒo/ [ˌsol̪ d̪e ˈma.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Syllabification: Sol de Ma‧yo

Proper noun

el Sol de Mayo m

  1. A national symbol of Argentina, Uruguay, and Ecuador, appearing on each of their flags, representing Inti, the Inca God of the Sun.

Further reading

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