How to pronounce “taco”

Hear how “taco (Mexican filled tortilla)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

tacoTAH-koh
Accent

Breakdown

MeaningMexican filled tortilla
Syllablesta · co (2)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: TA.
IPA/ˈta.ko/

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Example sentences

Quiero un taco de pollo.I want a chicken taco.
Este taco está muy rico.This taco is really tasty.

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