yeísmo

Spanish

Etymology

From ye +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʝeˈismo/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈiz.mo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈismo/ [ʃeˈiz.mo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈismo/ [ʒeˈiz.mo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ismo
  • Syllabification: ye‧ís‧mo

Noun

yeísmo m (uncountable)

  1. the merging of the sounds represented by the letter elle ("ll") and the letter ye ("y")
    Antonyms: lleísmo, zheísmo, sheísmo
  • yeísta

See also

  • Wiktionary:Spanish pronunciation

Further reading

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