At first glance, “taco” seems simple: three letters, two syllables. But say it out loud, and the differences emerge. In Spanish, the word is pronounced with a crisp, short “A” (like “ah”) and a clean, single-note “O” (like “oh”). Think tah-co.
In English, though, things get messier. British speakers might say tack-oh, with a flat “A” as in “cat.” Americans often go for tah-co, but with a drawn-out “O” that slides into a diphthong, almost like oh-ooh.
Next time you order a taco, listen to how you say it. Are you channeling the Spanish tah-co or leaning into the English tack-oh? Either way, you’re part of a linguistic dance that’s been going on for centuries—one that’s as rich and layered as a perfectly stuffed taco.
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