葡萄牙
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- 1.Portugal
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- 1.Portugal (a country in Europe)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Portuguese Portugal, possibly via Hokkien 葡萄牙 (Phû-tô-gâ). Attested in 海國聞見錄 [1730] by Chen Lunjiong (陳倫烱). The selection of 葡萄 (“grape”) in the phonetic transcription alludes to the importance of viniculture to the early Portuguese missionaries to China, who used grapes to make sacramental wine (葡萄酒). Compare 西班牙 (Xībānyá, “Spain”).
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