accento
accent, stress
noun ah-CHEN-toh Rare
Origin: Latin accentus (tone, stress)
Also means
accent mark (written)
Usage Note
Accento covers both the spoken stress on a syllable and a foreign or regional accent (parla con accento straniero). It also refers to written accent marks: accento acuto (´) and accento grave (`). It is masculine: l'accento. The plural accenti can mean regional speech features collectively.
Examples
"Ha un forte accento meridionale."
Natural Translation
He has a strong southern accent.
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