English
Taipa
Taipa comes from Portuguese taipa ‘rammed earth’.
- Portuguesec. 1500–presenttaipa‘rammed earth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Taipa
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Portuguesec. 1500–presenttaipa‘rammed earth’
- Englishearliest quotation 1899Taipa
Earliest quotation: 1899, Portugal: “Macao, at the mouth of the Canton river, contained,…”
Every English word from Portuguese taipa
Today it means
name An island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Portuguese taipa / Taipa