How to pronounce “coquito”

Hear how “coquito (Puerto Rican coconut eggnog)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

coquitokoh-KEE-toh

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Breakdown

Meaning	Puerto Rican coconut eggnog
Syllables	co · qui · to (3)
Stress	Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: QUI.
IPA	/ko.ˈki.to/

qu sounds like k; the u is silent.
Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.

El coquito se toma en diciembre.People drink coquito in December.

Regalé botellas de coquito.I gave bottles of coquito as gifts.