Etymology

Foochow

Foo·chow
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Today it means: A person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region. Full definition →

Mandarin 福州
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from福州
  2. English todayFoochow

From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 福州 (Fúzhōu). Doublet of Hokchiu.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin福州 all →

Fuzhou

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.