Etymology

Kwang-chow Foo

Mandarin 廣州府 /广州府
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from廣州府 /广州府“Guangzhou prefecture”
  2. English todayKwang-chow Foo

From Mandarin 廣州府 /广州府 (Guǎngzhōu fǔ, “Guangzhou prefecture”). See also Kwang-chow, Kwangchow.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.