How to pronounce “tostones”

Hear how “tostones (twice-fried green plantains)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

tostonestohs-TOH-nehs
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Breakdown

Meaningtwice-fried green plantains
Syllablestos · to · nes (3)
StressWords ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: TO.
IPA/tos.ˈto.nes/

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Example sentences

Los tostones se hacen con plátano verde.Tostones are made with green plantain.
Me gustan los tostones con ajo.I like tostones with garlic.

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