desenguaracaras
Syllables
des-en-gua-ra-ca-ras
Pronunciation
/des.eŋ.ɡwa.ɾa.ˈka.ɾas/
Stress
000010
Morphemes
des- + guarac- + -ar
The word 'desenguaracaras' is a Spanish verb form with six syllables (des-en-gua-ra-ca-ras). The stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('ca'). It's composed of the prefix 'des-', the root 'guarac-', and the suffixes '-ar' and '-as'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules of vowel separation and consonant cluster breaking.
Definitions
- 1
You (informal singular) cleaned/removed scales from (something).
You gutted/scaled
“Tú desenguaracaras el pescado antes de cocinarlo.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'ca'.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, onset 'd', rime 'es'. en — Open syllable, onset 'e', rime 'n'. gua — Open syllable, onset 'g', rime 'ua'. ra — Open syllable, onset 'r', rime 'a'. ca — Open, stressed syllable, onset 'c', rime 'a'. ras — Open syllable, onset 'r', rime 'as'
Word Parts
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Vowel Separation
Vowels generally separate into different syllables.
Consonant Clusters
Consonant clusters are broken according to phonotactic constraints.
Digraphs
Digraphs like 'gu' are treated as a single sound unit.
- The 'r' sound is a tap /ɾ/ in Spanish.
- The word is a relatively straightforward verb conjugation with no major syllabification exceptions.
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