tartamudo

Spanish

Etymology

From tarta (Imitative) + mudo (“mute, dumb”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taɾtaˈmudo/ [t̪aɾ.t̪aˈmu.ð̞o]
• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: tar‧ta‧mu‧do

Adjective

tartamudo (feminine tartamuda, masculine plural tartamudos, feminine plural tartamudas)

1. stuttering

   Synonym: tartajoso

Noun

tartamudo m (plural tartamudos, feminine tartamuda, feminine plural tartamudas)

1. stutterer, stammerer

   Synonyms: tartamudeo, zazo, zazoso

2. stutterer (someone who stutters)

   Synonym: tartajoso

Derived terms

• tartamudear

Related terms

• mudo

Further reading

• “tartamudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025