Spanish tasting term
How to pronounce Crianza
Crianza is pronounced kree-AHN-thah, written /kriˈanθa/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on AHN.
kree-AHN-thah
IPA /kriˈanθa/
What is Crianza?
Spanish aging designation for wine aged minimum 2 years with 6 months in oak.
The name means “Rearing” in Spanish.
Other accepted pronunciations
These are also correct, and Vinolingo scores them as correct:
- kree-AHN-sah — Seseo.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as kree-AHN-tsah.
Spanish z is th as in think in Spain, or s in Latin America, never ts: kree-AHN-thah.
Often heard as kree-AHN-zah.
Spanish z never buzzes: it is th as in think in Spain, or s in Latin America: kree-AHN-thah.
Related pronunciations
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