descascarilládo
Syllables
des-cas-ca-ri-llá-do
Pronunciation
/des.kas.ka.ɾiˈʎa.ðo/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + cascar- + -ill-ado
The Spanish adjective 'descascarillado' (shelled) is divided into six syllables: des-cas-ca-ri-llá-do. The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('llá'). It's morphologically composed of the prefix 'des-', root 'cascar-', and suffixes '-ill-' and '-ado'.
Definitions
- 1
Shelled, peeled, husked; having been stripped of its outer covering.
Shelled, peeled, husked
“El maíz descascarillado estaba listo para cocinar.”
“Las nueces descascarilladas eran fáciles de comer.”
Stress pattern
The primary stress falls on the fifth syllable ('llá'), following the rule for words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. cas — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. ri — Open syllable, unstressed.. llá — Open syllable, stressed.. do — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Vowel Separation
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Consonant Cluster Separation
Consonant clusters are split according to phonotactic constraints.
Penultimate Stress
Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the second-to-last syllable.
Prefix Separation
Prefixes are generally separated as individual syllables.
- The iterative suffix '-ill-' is treated as part of the syllable 'ri-llá-'.
- The 'sc' cluster is always pronounced /sk/ and doesn't affect syllabification.
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