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bananzamba
63 days ago
Or like Meshico
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asveikau
63 days ago
That is how Mexico used to be pronounced in Old Spanish. Kind of like how X is sometimes pronounced "sh" in Portuguese. The name was based on an indigenous name which had the "sh" sound there.
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tiagod
62 days ago
> Kind of like how X is sometimes pronounced "sh" in Portuguese.
Including this case! México is still pronounced with the "sh" in Portuguese :)
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