desmambichabamos
Syllables
des-mam-bi-cha-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/des.mam.bi.ˈtʃa.βa.mos/
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Morphemes
des- + mambich- + -abamos
The Spanish verb 'desmambichabamos' (we were removing/clearing away) is syllabified as des-mam-bi-cha-ba-mos, with stress on 'cha'. It's formed from the prefix 'des-', root 'mambich-', and suffix '-abamos', and is a colloquial term for removing unwanted growth.
Definitions
- 1
To remove or clear away something unwanted, often referring to weeds or unwanted growth.
We were removing/clearing away
“Nosotros desmambichabamos el jardín todos los fines de semana.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable 'cha' according to Spanish stress rules for words ending in vowels.
Syllables
des — Open syllable, unstressed.. mam — Closed syllable, unstressed.. bi — Open syllable, unstressed.. cha — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
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Words ending in vowels, 'n', or 's' are stressed on the penultimate syllable.
- The word's colloquial nature and the unusual root 'mambich-' may lead to regional variations in pronunciation.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ is standard in Spanish.
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