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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 米西基
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mễ Tây Cơ • (米西基)
- (Overseas Vietnamese or obsolete) Mexico (a country in North America)
1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 9, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:Người Mễ Tây Cơ làm tổ nuôi ong bằng đất nung, […]- The Mexicans make beehives from terracotta,
Usage notes
This term is obsolete in Vietnam but still somewhat common in the United States.
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