seseo

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See also: seseó

Galician

Noun

seseo m (plural seseos)

  1. an accent in Spanish and Galician that pronounces z, and c before e or i, as /s/ rather than /θ/

Usage notes

  • Someone who has a seseo accent would pronounce the words caza, meaning 'hunt' or he or she hunts, and casa, meaning house, with a sound. The words would sound identical. This accent can be typically found in the north-central of Spain and throughout the Americas.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈseo/
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: se‧se‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sesear.

Noun

seseo m (plural seseos)

  1. an accent in Spanish and Galician that pronounces z, and c before e or i, as /s/ rather than /θ/
    Coordinate terms: ceceo, seceo, ceseo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

seseo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sesear

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