Quemoy

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Quemoy

/ˌkiˈmɔɪ/

Where it comes from

From Spanish Quemoy, from the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 金門 /金门 (Kim-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect.

proper noun

Synonym of Kinmen. Near the Coaſt of the Province of Fokien lie Quemuy and Eymuy : Further off at Sea, oppoſite to them, appear Formoſa and Tayowan ; the firſt by the Chineſes, who now poſſeſs it, call'd Talieukich ; but to the Eaſt, near the Province Chekiang are the Iſles Changque and Chenxan.
Similar: Kinmen

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@misc{quemoy_2026,
  title = {Quemoy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quemoy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}