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Fianchetto is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft ch as in "cherry") but the original Italian word is pronounced /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard ch as in "chaos"). Note the word is cognate to English flank.

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)

Fianchetto is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft ch as in "cherry") but the original Italian word is pronounced /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard ch as in "chaos"). Note the word is cognate to English flank.

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

• cherub (Latin: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)

The word is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft "ch" as in "cherry") but the original word is pronounced in Italian as /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard "ch" as in "chaos").

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)

Fianchetto is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft ch as in "cherry") but the original Italian word is pronounced /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard ch as in "chaos"). Note the word is cognate to English flank.

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)

The word is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft "ch" as in "cherry") but the original word is pronounced in Italian as /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard "ch" as in "chaos").

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the orthography is ambiguous (or completely different) in the loanee language, e.g.

• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)

The word is commonly pronounced in English as /fiænˈtʃɛtoʊ/ (soft "ch" as in "cherry") but the original word is pronounced in Italian as /fjaŋˈketto/ (hard "ch" as in "chaos").

It is common for terms borrowed from other languages to take on 'erroneous' pronunciations if the inherited orthography is ambiguous e.g.

• pistachio (Italian: /k/; English /tʃ/)
• bruschetta (Italian: /sk/; English: /ʃ/)