Comment by asveikau
14 hours 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.
14 hours 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.
> Kind of like how X is sometimes pronounced "sh" in Portuguese.
Including this case! México is still pronounced with the "sh" in Portuguese :)