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