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”)