pavement – la acera

(Pronounced ah-seh-rah)

To remember that pavement is pronounced ah-seh-rah (acera) in Latin American Spanish, use the following mnemonic:

The pavement isn't the best place for a ceramics (acera) shop.

Acera is feminine so it's la acera. Imagine a lady with her stiletto heels stuck in the cracks of a pavement.