How to pronounce “quelites”

Hear how “quelites (wild edible greens)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

queliteskeh-LEE-tehs
Accent

Breakdown

Meaningwild edible greens
Syllablesque · li · tes (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: LI.
IPA/ke.ˈli.tes/

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Example sentences

Los quelites se comen en tacos.Wild greens are eaten in tacos.
En el mercado venden quelites frescos.They sell fresh wild greens at the market.

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