How to pronounce “cecina”
Hear how “cecina (salted cured meat)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.
cecinaseh-SEE-nah (Latin America) · theh-THEE-nah (Spain)
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Breakdown
| Meaning | salted cured meat |
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| Syllables | ce · ci · na (3) |
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| Stress | Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CI. |
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| IPA (Latin America) | /se.ˈsi.na/ |
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| IPA (Spain) | /θe.ˈθi.na/ |
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Tips for English speakers
Common mistake: Say seh-SEE-nah, not "suh-SEE-nuh".
- c before e or i sounds like s in Latin America and like the "th" in "think" in most of Spain.
- Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.
Learn more: Spain vs. Latin America · Stress and accent marks · Spanish vowels
Example sentences
La cecina es carne salada y seca.Cecina is salted, dried meat.
Comimos tacos de cecina.We ate cecina tacos.
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