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asveikauyesterday at 11:42 PM1 replyview on HN

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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tiagodtoday at 11:29 AM

> Kind of like how X is sometimes pronounced "sh" in Portuguese.

Including this case! México is still pronounced with the "sh" in Portuguese :)