Cochinchina

See also: Cochin China and Conchinchina

Portuguese

Etymology

From Cochim + China, to distinguish from the Indian town of Cochin.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʃĩ.ˈʃi.nɐ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌko.ʃĩ.ˈʃi.nɐ/
Hyphenation: Co‧chin‧chi‧na

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)
Timbuktu (placeholder for a remote, distant, or boring place)

Spanish

Proper noun

Cochinchina f

Cochin China (a historical region in Indochina)

See also

Conchinchina

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