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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Spanish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Spanish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
The z in the Spanish word chorizo is sometimes realized as / t s / by English speakers, reflecting more closely the pronunciation of the double letter zz in Italian and Italian loanwords in English. This is not the pronunciation of present-day Spanish, however. Rather, the z in chorizo represents or (depending on dialect) in Spanish.
Normally, pronunciation is given only for the subject of the article in its lead section. For non-English words and names, use the pronunciation key for the appropriate language. If a common English rendering of the non-English name exists (Venice, Nikita Khrushchev), its pronunciation, if necessary, should be indicated before the non-English one.
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During low tide, it is possible to wade between the two islands. The area is visited by canoeists and yachts heading between Ibiza and Formentera. The island has pristine beaches, freshwater springs and a mud-bath. To the north of the main island is Illa des Porcs (Pig Island) which was once used as a hideout and stronghold for pig smugglers.
A spelling pronunciation is the pronunciation of a word according to its spelling when this differs from a longstanding standard or traditional pronunciation. Words that are spelled with letters that were never pronounced or that were not pronounced for many generations or even hundreds of years have increasingly been pronounced as written, especially since the arrival of mandatory schooling ...
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In Spanish, the territory was designated as Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands). [11] The nomenclature used by the United Nations for statistical processing purposes is Falkland Islands (Malvinas). [12] A few names have the same form in both English and Spanish; for example Darwin, San Carlos, Salvador and Rincon Grande.