How to pronounce "cajones" in English
ca·jo·nes
Hear native speakers say cajones in context across real video clips
health your children's health your community's health your family's health the cajones a is that children are sensitive to the environmental influences that are around them and they do have vulnerabilities that increased
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “cajones”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
ca
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
jo
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
nes
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "cajones" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "cajones is" sounds like "cajones-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "cajones" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the cajones a is that children are sensitive to the environmental”— StanfordWatch clip
“So that's the extent to which we care about this, and we tested it, which not a lot of companies would have the cajones to do.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “cajones”
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the cajones a is that children are sensitive to the environmental
Hear it in context: “cajones”
3 clipsThe English word “cajones”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (ca · jo · nes). Grammatically, “cajones” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 3 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “cajones” in natural connected speech across American (US: 3 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (3 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #1 · @3:38
“health your children's health your community's health your family's health the cajones a is that children are sensitive to the environmental influences that are around them and they do have vulnerabilities that increased”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #2 · @16:52
“and understood where we had to harden things up. So that's the extent to which we care about this, and we tested it, which not a lot of companies would have the cajones to do. and we tested it, which not a lot of companies”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @39:47
“And I love the fact that you have quite honestly, we say the "cajones". Maybe "moxie"?”
Definition & Meaning: “cajones”
- Synonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”).
- Misspelling of cojones.
Example Sentences (3)
- “Stepping right into a trap... Your biggest problem is that you got big cojones but nothing in your brains. I think Freud would have something to say about your obsession with my big cojones.”
- “the cajones a is that children are sensitive to the environmental”
- “So that's the extent to which we care about this, and we tested it, which not a lot of companies would have the cajones to do.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “cajones”
- Syllables:
- ca · jo · nes
- Hear it in context
- cajones
Synonyms: “cajones”
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Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"cajones" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "cajones" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about cajones
How many syllables are in “cajones”?
“cajones” has 3 syllables: ca · jo · nes.
What does “cajones” mean?
Synonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”).
How can I hear “cajones” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “cajones” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “cajones”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).