How to pronounce “delicioso”

Hear how “delicioso (delicious)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

deliciosodeh-lee-SYOH-soh (Latin America) · deh-lee-THYOH-soh (Spain)
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Breakdown

Meaningdelicious
Syllablesde · li · cio · so (4)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CIO.
IPA (Latin America)/de.li.ˈsjo.so/
IPA (Spain)/de.li.ˈθjo.so/

Tips for English speakers

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Example sentences

La sopa está deliciosa.The soup is delicious.
¡Qué pastel tan delicioso!What a delicious cake!

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