English Explanatory Dictionary

Mei Foo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An area of Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Word forms

Mei Foo

Etymology

From Cantonese 美孚 (mei⁵ fu¹). The area was previously a petroleum storage facility owned by English Mobil, who used this name for their business in the region and thus originated the placename.

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