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Chinese
Etymology
Phono-semantic matching of Portuguese Portugal or Latin Portugallia, possibly via Hokkien 葡萄牙 (Phû-tô-gâ). Attested in 海國聞見錄 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”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
葡萄牙
- Portugal (a country in Europe)
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Japanese
Etymology
The kanji are ateji (当て字), from Chinese 葡萄牙 (Pútáoyá)
Proper noun
葡萄牙 • (Porutogaru)
- Obsolete spelling of ポルトガル (“Portugal”).
Korean
Proper noun
葡萄牙 • (Podoa) (hangeul 포도아)
- Hanja form? of 포도아 (“Portugal (obsolete)”).
Vietnamese
Proper noun
葡萄牙
- chữ Hán form of Bồ Đào Nha (“Portugal”).