Spanish grape variety
How to pronounce Tempranillo
Tempranillo is pronounced tem-prah-NEE-yoh, written /tempɾaˈniʝo/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet. The stress falls on NEE.
tem-prah-NEE-yoh
IPA /tempɾaˈniʝo/
What is Tempranillo?
A black grape variety from Spain producing medium to full-bodied wines with flavors of strawberry and leather.
Tips for saying it
Often heard as tem-prah-NEE-loh.
In Spanish, ll sounds like the y in yes, not an l: tem-prah-NEE-yoh.
Often heard as tem-prah-NEEL-yoh.
Spanish ll is a single y-like sound with no l in it: tem-prah-NEE-yoh.
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