How to pronounce “ceviche”
Hear how “ceviche (lime-cured raw fish dish)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.
cevicheseh-BEE-cheh (Latin America) · theh-BEE-cheh (Spain)
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Breakdown
| Meaning | lime-cured raw fish dish |
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| Syllables | ce · vi · che (3) |
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| Stress | Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: VI. |
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| IPA (Latin America) | /se.ˈbi.tʃe/ |
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| IPA (Spain) | /θe.ˈbi.tʃe/ |
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Tips for English speakers
- v sounds the same as b. Spanish has no English-style v sound.
- 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
El ceviche peruano es famoso.Peruvian ceviche is famous.
Hicimos ceviche de pescado.We made fish ceviche.
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