yeyé

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English yeah-yeah. Compare to go-go, of contemporary coinage.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ʝeˈʝe/ [ɟ͡ʝeˈʝe] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /ʃeˈʃe/ [ʃeˈʃe] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ʒeˈʒe/ [ʒeˈʒe] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -e
  • Syllabification: ye‧yé

Noun

yeyé m (plural yeyés)

  1. yé-yé

Further reading

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