Calichusetts
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I actually thought it was derived from French as well. The "correct" pronunciation is seeping into my speech, but it somehow just sounds more ignorant that way to me.
Its the French pronunciation of the native word...its like the game telephone. It gets changed slightly along the way
Yucatan is funny one. Its actually the spanish word for the answer the mayans gave them when they asked where they were....their answer really was "I dont understand you" in mayan.