balbuceo

See also: balbuceó

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /balbuˈθeo/ [bal.β̞uˈθe.o]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /balbuˈseo/ [bal.β̞uˈse.o]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Syllabification: bal‧bu‧ce‧o

Etymology 1

Deverbal from balbucear.

Noun

balbuceo m (plural balbuceos)

1. mutter
2. stutter

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

balbuceo

1. first-person singular present indicative of balbucear

Further reading

• “balbuceo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014