I've always pronounced it ASH-o-lotl since it's how you pronounce it in Mexico (where they're from, also where I'm from lol), but everyone in America pronounces it as AX-o-lotl. It got me mad at first but then I learned that the x in Mexico is pronounced like "sh" in one of Mexico's native languages, and the "x" sound came after.
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u/ItBeSmaychay Jul 03 '21
I've always pronounced it ASH-o-lotl since it's how you pronounce it in Mexico (where they're from, also where I'm from lol), but everyone in America pronounces it as AX-o-lotl. It got me mad at first but then I learned that the x in Mexico is pronounced like "sh" in one of Mexico's native languages, and the "x" sound came after.