Spanish winemaking term
How to pronounce Denominación de Origen Calificada
Denominación de Origen Calificada is pronounced deh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN deh oh-REE-hen kah-lee-fee-KAH-dah, written /denominaˈθjon de oˈɾixen kalifiˈkaða/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The main stress falls on KAH.
deh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN deh oh-REE-hen kah-lee-fee-KAH-dah
IPA /denominaˈθjon de oˈɾixen kalifiˈkaða/
What is Denominación de Origen Calificada?
Highest Spanish quality wine designation (DOCa) currently only for Rioja and Priorat.
The name means “Qualified designation of origin” in Spanish.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as deh-noh-mee-nah-tsee-OHN deh oh-REE-hen kah-lee-fee-KAH-dah.
In Spanish, the c in -ción is a soft th (or s in Latin America), never ts: deh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN.
Often heard as deh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN deh oh-REE-jen kah-lee-fee-KAH-dah.
In Spanish, g before e is a breathy throat sound like German ch in Bach, not j: oh-REE-hen.
Often heard as deh-noh-mee-NAY-shun deh oh-REE-hen kah-lee-fee-KAH-dah.
Say -ación as ah-thee-OHN with the stress on the end, not English -ation: deh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN.
Related pronunciations
- JovenHOH-ven
- Vino de la TierraVEE-noh deh lah tee-AIR-ah
- Denominación de Origendeh-noh-mee-nah-thee-OHN deh oh-REE-hen
- Denominazione di Origine Controllatadeh-noh-mee-nah-tsee-OH-neh dee oh-REE-jee-neh kon-trohl-LAH-tah
- Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantitadeh-noh-mee-nah-tsee-OH-neh dee oh-REE-jee-neh kon-trohl-LAH-tah eh gah-rahn-TEE-tah
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