Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge

Re:Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge by asveikau on Thursday April 23, 2026 @07:42PM (#47883712)

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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Re:Girl, 10, finds rare Mexican axolotl under Welsh bridge by tiagod on Friday April 24, 2026 @07:29AM (#47888720)

> 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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