"ceceo" is a phenomenon found in a few dialects of southern spain in which and are not distinguished and there is only one coronal fricative phoneme realized as , a sibilant sounding somewhat like , but not identical. "ceceo" is found primarily in some varieties of andalusian spanish, although hualde reports that there is some evidence of it in parts of central america. a publication of the university of oviedo also notes that the ceceo can be found in argentina and chile. other linguists have noticed the use of ceceo in parts of puerto rico, honduras, and venezuela. it is a largely rural pronunciation and is often stigmatized.