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Created page with "== Xiamen == * Reached by the Portuguese in 1541 * China's main port in the 19th century for exporting tea * English words from Amoy or Hokkien: ** "tea", through Dutch ''thee'', from Amoy ''tee'' ** "cumshaw", from Hokkien ''kafmsia'' ** "Pekoe", possibly from ''peqhøo'' or ''peqhoef'' ** "Japan", possibly from ''Jidpurn'' ** "ketchup", possibly from ''køeciab'' (fish sauce)"