Accent

"Accent" in Spanish

accento

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

acento

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

acento

(prosody: stress on syllables of a verse)

acento

(music: recurring stress on a tone)

acento

(music: expressive emphasis of a passage)

acento gráfico

(orthography: mark to indicate stress)

acento léxico

(higher-pitched or stronger articulation)

cantadito

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

cantito

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

deje

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

deje

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

dejillo

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

dejo

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

dejo

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

diacrítico

(orthography: any diacritical mark)

signo diacrítico

(orthography: any diacritical mark)

tilde

(orthography: mark to indicate stress)

tonada

(modulation of the voice in speaking)

tonillo

(distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.)

acentuar

(to emphasize)

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