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Spanish word of the day => Spanish word of the day => Topic started by: Spanish word of the day on 26 Nov, 2020, 07:36:08 am
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el yeísmo - pronouncing the Spanish ll and the y in the same way, so that, for example, haya and halla sound the same
Spanish example: El fenómeno del yeísmo fue llevado a Hispanoamérica en la época de los descubrimientos.
English example: The phenomenon of yeísmo was taken to Latin America during the Age of Discovery.
Source: el yeísmo - pronouncing the Spanish ll and the y in the same way, so that, for example, haya and halla sound the same (https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_feeds/word_of_the_day/2020/11/26)