seseo

See also: seseó

Galician

Noun

seseo m (plural seseos)

  1. an accent in Spanish and Galician that pronounces z, and c before e or i, as /s/ rather than /θ/

Usage notes

  • Someone who has a seseo accent would pronounce the words caza, meaning 'hunt' or he or she hunts, and casa, meaning house, with a [s] sound. The words would sound identical. This accent can be typically found in some areas of the south of Spain, the Canary Islands, and throughout the Americas.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /seˈseo/ [seˈse.o]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Syllabification: se‧se‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from sesear.

Noun

seseo m (plural seseos)

  1. an accent in Spanish and Galician that pronounces z, and c before e or i, as /s/ rather than /θ/
    Coordinate terms: ceceo, seceo, ceseo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

seseo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sesear

Further reading