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/
 

  • Hyphenation: Co‧chin‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

  1. Cochin China (a historical region of Indochina)
  2. Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kot͡ʃinˈt͡ʃina/ [ko.t͡ʃĩnʲˈt͡ʃi.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: Co‧chin‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

  1. Cochin China (a historical region of Indochina)

See also

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