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This term is obsolete in Vietnam but still somewhat common in the United States.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