tartamudo
Spanish
Etymology
From tart (Imitative) + mudo (“mute, dumb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɾtaˈmudo/ [t̪aɾ.t̪aˈmu.ð̞o]
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: tar‧ta‧mu‧do
Adjective
tartamudo (feminine tartamuda, masculine plural tartamudos, feminine plural tartamudas)
- stuttering
Noun
tartamudo m (plural tartamudos)
- stutter
- Synonyms: tartamudeo, zazo, zazoso
Derived terms
- tartamudear
Related terms
- mudo
Further reading
- “tartamudo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014