cecear

to lisp

cecear(seh-seh-ahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to have a speech problem pronouncing certain letters, such as "s")

a. to lisp

Como la pequeña Vera ceceaba cuando empezó a hablar, la llevaron a un logopeda.

Little Vera would lisp when she began to speak, so she was taken to a speech therapist.

b. to speak with a lisp

Lucas comenzó a cecear después del ictus.

Lucas began to speak with a lisp after the stroke.

2. (linguistics)

a. to pronounce the letter "s" in Spanish like the first sound in the word "think"

Cecear es normal en algunas partes de Andalucía.

Pronouncing the letter "s" in Spanish like the first sound in the word "think" is normal in some parts of Andalusia.