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Etymology
Pronunciation
diéresis
diaeresis
diaeresis
diaeresis
Diéresis means diaeresis and is a direct cognate of the English word diaeresis0, which refers to the two dots placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately from the previous vowel.
noun
  1. diaeresis
    A diacritical mark (¨) placed over a vowel to indicate that it is pronounced separately from the preceding vowel
    La palabra 'pingüino' lleva diéresis sobre la u. // The word 'pingüino' has a diaeresis over the u.