Etymology

Coloane

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Today it means: An island in southern Macau. Full definition →

Portuguese Coloane ← Cantonese 過路環 /过路环
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The story

  1. Cantonese · derived from過路環 /过路环
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromColoane
  3. English todayColoane

Borrowed from Portuguese Coloane, from Cantonese 過路環 /过路环 (gwo³ lou⁶ waan⁴), a Qing-era name of the sea off the southwest coast of Coloane.

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