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yunáis

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From English. Clipping of United States.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝuˈnais/ [ɟ͡ʝuˈnai̯s]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃuˈnais/ [ʃuˈnai̯s]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒuˈnais/ [ʒuˈnai̯s]

  • Rhymes: -ais
  • Syllabification: yu‧náis

Proper noun

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los yunáis m

  1. (colloquial, El Salvador) the United States
    Synonym: Estados Unidos