tartamudez
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɾtamuˈdeθ/ [t̪aɾ.t̪a.muˈð̞eθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /taɾtamuˈdes/ [t̪aɾ.t̪a.muˈð̞es] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: tar‧ta‧mu‧dez
Noun
tartamudez f (plural tartamudeces)
- stutter
- Synonym: disfemia
- 2020 December 29, Mercè Palau, “La tartamudez: importancia de un diagnóstico y abordaje tempranos”, in ElDiario.es[1], retrieved 4 January 2021:
- La tartamudez no desaparece, pero la detección e intervención temprana son, tal como reconoce la Asociación Internacional de la Tartamudez, la mejor herramienta de prevención, pudiendo ayudar a evitar que se convierta en un problema de por vida.
- Stuttering does not disappear, but early detection and intervention are, as recognized by the International Stuttering Association, the best prevention tool, and can help prevent it from becoming a lifelong problem.
Related terms
Further reading
- “tartamudez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024