How to pronounce “Atacama”

Hear how “Atacama (desert in Chile)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

Atacamaah-tah-KAH-mah
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningdesert in Chile
Syllablesa · ta · ca · ma (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CA.
IPA/a.ta.ˈka.ma/

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Example sentences

El desierto de Atacama es muy seco.The Atacama Desert is very dry.
Vimos las estrellas en Atacama.We looked at the stars in Atacama.

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