Fogán

Spanish

Etymology

From Chinese 福安 (Fú'ān), probably via the local pronunciation in the Fu'an dialect of Min Dong.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /foˈɡan/ [foˈɣ̞ãn]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Fo‧gán

Proper noun

Fogán ?

  1. (historical) Fu'an (a county-level city in Ningde, Fujian, China)
    • 1750, La Christiandad de Fogan, en la provincia de Fokien, en el imperio de China, cruelmente perseguida del impio Cheu-Hio-kien Virrey de dicha Provincia., page 3:
      De la cruel persecusion, que parece nuestra Christiandad de Fogán, desde el año de 1746.
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    Synonym: (modern) Fu'an

Derived terms
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