Spanish Conversation · Level 88
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Spanish word
acento
Pronunciation
IPA/aˈθento/
Meaning
- masculine nounaccent
Example
Tu acento suena muy natural.
Your accent sounds very natural.
More examples
Escucho un acento andaluz en su pronunciación.
I hear an Andalusian accent in his pronunciation.
Core concept
Stress on a syllable.
Common phrases
tener acento
have an accent
acento regional
regional accent
acento marcado
pronounced accent
Similar words
sílaba tónica: Syllable within a word that carries the primary spoken stress.
tilde: Small written sign placed over a letter to show an accent in spelling.
acentuación: Process of placing stress or marking accents in words and sentences.
Definition in Spanish
Marca de intensidad en una sílaba dentro de una palabra; también término para la forma de hablar que distingue a una persona o región.
Word origin
Spanish acento comes from Latin accentus (ad- + cantus 'song'), originally describing where the voice falls in a word.
Usage tips
- Acento commonly means syllable stress (acento prosódico) and also the written accent, and orthographic accents often change meaning, for example sí versus si.
Other meanings
- stressnoun
- accent marknoun
Related words
- acentuaraccentuateverb
- acentuaciónaccentuationnoun
- acentuadoaccentedadjective