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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.
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The name of the French soft drink Pschitt is merely an onomatopoeic rendition of the sound made when the bottle is opened, but the -sch-and terminal -tt are German, rather than French, clusters. A premium-priced ice cream made by a company based in Bronx, New York was dubbed Häagen-Dazs to imply "old world craftsmanship and tradition".
Companies that manufacture sound reproduction or sound recording equipment, such as loudspeakers, microphones, amplifiers and turntables Wikimedia Commons has media related to Audio equipment manufacturers .
Microsoft's Lumia brand translates to prostitute in Spanish but is an uncommon word with Romani roots. [34] Apple's Siri personal assistant pronunciation in Japan as "shiri" translates to buttocks, [35] and in Indonesia, siri translates to "de facto (unregistered) marriage". [36]
To mark St Patrick’s Day this March 17 – and Cork actor Cillian Murphy’s Oscar win last weekend – here’s a guide, with audio clips, on how to pronounce some common Irish names.
Phonetic transcriptions are not always the best way to render pronunciation. For brand names which are intended to be respellings of an existing word, it is better to provide that word than a phonetic transcription. Similarly, initialisms are better spelled out than transcribed. In both situations this will generally be unambiguous, and ...
Love English, I also love Spanish, and when I mix the two, it doesn’t make me inauthentic. When I mix the two, that makes me normal." Rou Shoots/Warner Bros. Discovery