Cochinchina
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See also: Cochin China and Conchinchina
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
- Hyphenation: Co‧chin‧chi‧na
Proper noun[edit]
Cochinchina f
- Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)
- Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)
Spanish[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Cochinchina f