"acento" meaning in Spanish

See acento in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /aˈθento/, [aˈθẽn̪.t̪o], /aˈsento/, [aˈsẽn̪.t̪o] Forms: acentos [plural], accento [alternative, archaic]
Rhymes: -ento Etymology: From late Old Spanish accento, acento, borrowed from Latin accentus. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|osp|accento, acento}} Old Spanish accento, acento, {{der|es|la|accentus}} Latin accentus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} acento m (plural acentos)
  1. accent (typographical line) Tags: masculine Synonyms: tilde
    Sense id: en-acento-es-noun-yn66PsyN Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. accent (variety of speech connected to a certain geographical region) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-acento-es-noun-X9fnN2v0 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acento agudo, acento circunflejo, acento grave, poner el acento Related terms: acentual, acentuar

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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    }
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      "ipa": "/aˈθento/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[aˈθẽn̪.t̪o]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/aˈsento/"
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      "ipa": "[aˈsẽn̪.t̪o]"
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      "word": "acento agudo"
    },
    {
      "word": "acento circunflejo"
    },
    {
      "word": "acento grave"
    },
    {
      "word": "poner el acento"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "word": "acentual"
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    }
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        {
          "word": "tilde"
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      "ipa": "/aˈθento/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈθẽn̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈsento/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈsẽn̪.t̪o]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ento"
    }
  ],
  "word": "acento"
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