English Explanatory Dictionary

Pescadores

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An archipelago in the Taiwan Strait; synonymous with Penghu County, Taiwan (ROC).

Pronunciation

pěsʹkə-dôrʹǐs pěsʹkə-dôrʹēz /ˌpɛskəˈdɔːɹɪs/ /ˌpɛskəˈdɔːɹiːz/

Word forms

Pescadores Pescadore Piscadores

Etymology

From the Portuguese Ilhas Pescadores ("fishermen's islands").

Synonyms

Penghu P'eng-hu
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary