How to pronounce “mono”

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

monoMOH-noh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningmonkey
Syllablesmo · no (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: MO.
IPA/ˈmo.no/

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Example sentences

El mono come una banana.The monkey is eating a banana.
Los niños miran a los monos.The kids are watching the monkeys.

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