lleísmo

Spanish

Etymology

From elle +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʝeˈismo/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈiz.mo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /ʎeˈismo/ [ʎeˈiz.mo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /ʃeˈismo/ [ʃeˈiz.mo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /ʒeˈismo/ [ʒeˈiz.mo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -ismo
Syllabification: lle‧ís‧mo
Homophone: yeísmo (in accents with yeísmo)

Noun

lleísmo m (uncountable)

the practice of distinguishing the Spanish sounds represented by the letter ye ("y") and the letter elle ("ll")
Antonyms: yeísmo, zheísmo, sheísmo

See also

Wiktionary:Pronunciation/Spanish