encachimbabamos
Syllables
en-ca-chim-ba-ba-mos
Pronunciation
/en.ka.tʃim.βa.βa.mos/
Stress
000100
Morphemes
en- + cachimb- + aba-mos
The word 'encachimbabamos' is a Spanish verb conjugated in the imperfect indicative, first-person plural. It is divided into six syllables: en-ca-chim-ba-ba-mos, with stress on the penultimate syllable ('ba'). The morphemic breakdown reveals a prefix 'en-', a root 'cachimb-', and suffixes '-aba-' and '-mos'. Syllabification follows standard Spanish rules, breaking consonant clusters after the first consonant and treating 'ch' as a single phoneme.
Definitions
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We were stuffing/filling.
We were stuffing/filling
“Encachimbabamos los pimientos con queso y especias.”
“De niños, encachimbabamos calcetines viejos para hacer títeres.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('ba').
Syllables
en — Open syllable, unstressed.. ca — Open syllable, unstressed.. chim — Closed syllable, unstressed.. ba — Open syllable, stressed.. ba — Open syllable, unstressed.. mos — Closed syllable, unstressed.
Word Parts
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Vowel Rule
Syllables generally end in vowels.
Consonant Cluster Rule
Consonant clusters are broken after the first consonant if a vowel follows.
Digraph Rule
'ch' is treated as a single phoneme.
- The pronunciation of 'b' as /β/ between vowels is a common phonetic feature but doesn't affect syllabification.
- The 'ch' digraph is treated as a single phoneme.
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