This dictionary covers the distinctive words and meanings unique to the countries of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. It is the only dictionary with detailed, reliable information on standard Spanish pronunciation. It also reflects the most current Spanish spellings and the latest alphabetization rules of the Spanish language academies, in which ch and ll have been eliminated as separate letters. The Random House Latin-American Spanish Dictionary is designed to meet the needs of English-speaking students of Latin-American Spanish and of Spanish-speaking Latin Americans who are learning American English.