How to pronounce “tres leches”

Hear how “tres leches (three-milk cake)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.

tres lechesTREHS LEH-chehs
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Breakdown

Meaningthree-milk cake
Syllablestres   le · ches (3)
IPA/ˈtɾes ˈle.tʃes/

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Example sentences

El pastel de tres leches es muy dulce.Tres leches cake is very sweet.
Quiero una rebanada de tres leches.I want a slice of tres leches.

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