accent
nounmasculine/ɐ.ˈsẽ.tu/high
a·cen·to
Definitions
1A mark on a letter to indicate stress or vowel quality; a distinctive mode of pronunciation.
The word 'café' has an acute accent.
She spoke English with a French accent.
Common collocations
acute accentregional accentforeign accentput the accent on
2A distinctive mode of pronunciation of a region or social group.
She spoke with a strong Scottish accent.
His accent revealed he was from the South.
Common collocations
regional accentforeign accentstrong accent
Etymology
Do latim 'accentus', de 'ad-' + 'cantus' (canto).