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Portuguese
Etymology
From alo- + -fono.
Pronunciation
Noun
alófono m (plural alófonos)
- (phonetics) allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From alo- + -fono.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈlofono/
- Rhymes: -ofono
- Syllabification: a‧ló‧fo‧no
Adjective
alófono (feminine alófona, masculine plural alófonos, feminine plural alófonas)
- allophone
Noun
alófono m (plural alófonos)
- (linguistics) allophone (alternative pronunciation for a phoneme)
Further reading