Mễ Tây Cơ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [me˦ˀ˥ təj˧˧ kəː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mej˧˨ təj˧˧ kəː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mej˨˩˦ təj˧˧ kəː˧˧]
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Proper noun
- (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This term is obsolete in Vietnam but still somewhat common in the United States.
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