▁vel ar isation , ▁or ▁ ▁under go es ▁assim ilation : ▁ambient ación ▁ ▁(" at mos phere ") ▁becomes ▁ ▁or ▁. ▁ ▁Also ▁like ▁most ▁other ▁American ▁versions ▁of ▁Spanish , ▁Venez uel an ▁Spanish ▁has ▁ye í sm o ▁( the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁) ▁and ▁s ese o ▁( ▁and ▁ ▁are ▁merged ). ▁That ▁is , ▁call ó ▁(" s / he ▁became ▁silent ") ▁and ▁c ay ó ▁(" s / he ▁fell ") ▁are ▁hom oph ones , ▁and ▁casa ▁(" house ") ▁is ▁hom oph on ous ▁with ▁c aza ▁(" h unt "). ▁S ese o ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁and ▁southern ▁Spain , ▁and ▁ye í sm o ▁is ▁pre val ent ▁in ▁most ▁Spanish ▁dialect s . ▁ ▁The ▁ph on eme ▁ ▁is ▁realized ▁as ▁gl ott al ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁Car ib bean , ▁like ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁H ond uras , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Colombia , ▁Spanish ▁Car ib bean ▁islands , ▁Can ary ▁Islands , ▁and ▁southern ▁Spain ▁and ▁sometimes ▁in ▁E cuador , ▁Peru , ▁Chile , ▁and ▁Argentina . ▁A ▁characteristic ▁common ▁to ▁Spanish ▁in ▁Venezuela , ▁Colombia , ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁Cuba , ▁and ▁Costa ▁Rica ▁is ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁dimin utive ▁- ico ▁and ▁- ica , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁standard ▁- ito ▁and ▁- ita ▁in ▁words ▁with ▁- t ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁sy