How to pronounce “paloma”

Hear how “paloma (tequila grapefruit cocktail)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

palomapah-LOH-mah
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningtequila grapefruit cocktail
Syllablespa · lo · ma (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LO.
IPA/pa.ˈlo.ma/

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Example sentences

La paloma lleva refresco de toronja.A paloma has grapefruit soda.
Me tomé una paloma en la playa.I had a paloma at the beach.

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