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Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of foreign orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternatives piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.

Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of foreign orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternatives piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.

Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of non-Spanish orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternative orthographies piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.

Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of foreign orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternatives piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.

Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of non-Spanish orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternative orthographies piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.

Loanwords often take on various pronunciations, usually corresponding to:

• the original written word pronounced as if it were using Spanish orthography
  e.g. iceberg /iθeˈbeɾɡ/ (Spain)
• an emulation of the original spoken word
  e.g. iceberg /ˈaisbeɾɡ/ (Lat. Am.)

(or something in-between).

Note the RAE dislikes the use of non-Spanish orthographies (unless italicised), and proposes the alternative orthographies piyama and violonchelo for the "Latin American" pronunciations.