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Xiamen

Reached by the Portuguese in 1541
China's main port in the 19th century for exporting tea
English words from Amoy or the local 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)

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