yeísmo

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Etymology[edit]

From ye +‎ -ismo.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

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

Noun[edit]

yeísmo m (uncountable)

  1. the merging of the sounds represented by the letter elle ("ll") and the letter ye ("y")
    Antonym: lleísmo

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