Mexico
pronunciation
How to pronounce Mexico in British English:
UK [ˈmɛksɪkəʊ]
How to pronounce Mexico in American English:
US [ˈmɛksəˌkoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
Word Origin
- Mexico
- from Spanish, from Nahuatl (Aztecan) mexihco, the name of the ancient Aztec capital. The etymology of this is opaque. Because of the difference in vowel length, it cannot be derived from ME-TL 'maguey.' The sequence XIH also differs in vowel length from XIC-TLI 'navel,' which has been proposed as a component element. The final element is locative -C(O). [Kartunnen]
Example
- 1. Walmart entered mexico and brazil via joint ventures .
- 2. Mexico won the match 1-0 .
- 3. This has cost mexico dearly .
- 4. Mexico suffered more drug violence .
- 5. Vietnam and mexico are also interesting .