English Explanatory Dictionary

Foochow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Dated form of Fuzhou.
  2. Fuzhou dialect (a linguistic variety of Eastern Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
noun
  1. a person who traces his/her ancestry to Fuzhou or the surrounding region
adj
  1. of or relating to the Fuzhou dialect

Pronunciation

/ˈfuˈt͡ʃoʊ/ /fuːˈt͡ʃəʊ/

Word forms

Foochow Foochows

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Hokchiu

Derived words

Foochowese Foochownese
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