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Pronunciation of "gl"
Generally, the consonant group "gl" is pronounced with a sound
similar to the English sound "ll" in "million".
In a small group of words, its sound is similar to the pronunciation of "gl" in the English
word "glimpse".
This is a short list of such words.
- ànglico
- anglìstica
- anglicanérsimo
- anglicano
- anglicismo
- anglicizzare
- anglismo
- anglista
- gànglio
- gangliòma
- gangliare
- ganglifórme
- geroglìfico
- glìcine
- glìttica
- glìttico
- gliòma
- glicèmico
- glicèride
- glicìde
- glicìmetro
- glicògeno
- glicòlico
- glicòlisi
- glicemia
- gliceròlo
- glicerato
- glicerina
- glicerofosfòrico
- glicerofosfato
- glicine
- glicirriza
- glicocòlla
- glicogènesi
- glicol
- glicometria
- gliconèo
- glicoprotèide
- glicosùia
- glifo
- gliptodórnte
- glissando
- glissare
- glittògrafo
- glittografia
- glittotèca
- neglètto
- neglìgere
- negligènte
- negligènza
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