How to pronounce “pupusas”

Hear how “pupusas (Salvadoran stuffed corn cakes)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

pupusaspoo-POO-sahs
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Breakdown

MeaningSalvadoran stuffed corn cakes
Syllablespu · pu · sas (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: PU.
IPA/pu.ˈpu.sas/

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Example sentences

Las pupusas de queso son mis favoritas.Cheese pupusas are my favorite.
Las pupusas se comen con curtido.Pupusas are eaten with curtido.

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