Mặc Tây Ca

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 墨西哥 (“Mexico”). Compare Hakka 墨西哥 (Me̍t-sî-kô).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mak̚˧˨ʔ təj˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩ʔ təj˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˨˩˨ təj˧˧ kaː˧˧]

Proper noun

Mặc Tây Ca

  1. (obsolete) synonym of Mê-hi-cô (“Mexico”)
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