How to pronounce “xoconostle”
Hear how “xoconostle (sour prickly pear)” sounds in Spanish, then read the breakdown below.
xoconostlesoh-koh-NOHS-tleh
Accent
Breakdown
| Meaning | sour prickly pear |
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| Syllables | xo · co · nos · tle (4) |
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| Stress | Words ending in a vowel, n or s stress the second-to-last syllable: NOS. |
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| IPA | /so.ko.ˈnos.tle/ |
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Tips for English speakers
Common mistake: The x is an s sound: soh-koh-NOHS-tleh, not "zoh-ko-NOS-tul".
- x sounds like s here, as in many place names from Nahuatl.
- Keep every vowel short and pure: a = "ah", e = "eh", i = "ee", o = "oh", u = "oo". No gliding.
Learn more: Stress and accent marks · Spanish vowels
Example sentences
El xoconostle es una tuna ácida.Xoconostle is a sour prickly pear.
Le pongo xoconostle a la salsa.I put xoconostle in the salsa.
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