How to pronounce “picante”

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

picantepee-KAHN-teh
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningspicy
Syllablespi · can · te (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: CAN.
IPA/pi.ˈkan.te/

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Example sentences

¿Es picante?Is it spicy?
Me gusta la comida picante.I like spicy food.

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