lallation

• Sustantivo que designa un defecto del habla por el cual el sonido 'l' se pronuncia incorrectamente, a menudo sustituyendo la 'r' por 'l', o bien un balbuceo similar a los sonidos infantiles.

A noun referring to a speech defect where the 'l' sound is improperly articulated, often substituting 'r' with 'l', or to babbling speech resembling infant sounds.

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1. Speech impedimentC2formalmedical

   A speech disorder characterized by the substitution of the 'r' sound with an 'l' sound or by the defective articulation of the 'l' phoneme itself.

   Dislalia del fonema /r/

   • The speech therapist diagnosed the child's lallation and started corrective exercises.
   • His lallation made it difficult for listeners to distinguish between 'red' and 'led'.
   • Lallation is often seen in early childhood as part of normal phonological development.

2. Baby talkB2informal

   Incoherent or babbling speech that resembles the sounds made by an infant.

   Balbuceo infantil

   • She cooed and made soft lallation sounds at the baby.
   • The recording captured the charming lallation of a toddler learning to speak.
   • His excited lallation was adorable but completely unintelligible.

   Sinónimosbabblebabblinggibberishjabberprattle