In fact, it is a question of two –heterosyllabic– consonants, whereby the neutral Italian structure could not tolerate more complicated sequences, as they would make these syllables too heavy to pronounce.
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Heterosyllabic
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Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- heterosilàbičkī adj (not occurring in the same syllable)
Spanish
1 entries- heterosilábico adj (not occurring in the same syllable)
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