Cochinchina

See also: Cochin China and Conchinchina

Portuguese

Etymology

From Cochim + China, to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin. Compare Spanish Cochinchina and Spanish Conchinchina (“placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʃĩˈʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʃĩˈʃi.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʃĩˈʃi.nɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.nɐ/

Hyphenation: Co‧chin‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)
Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)

Spanish

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)

See also

Conchinchina

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