Zayton
Meaning
Proper Noun
- A major but poorly known medieval port of Fujian in China, variously intending Quanzhou and Zhangzhou in different sources.
Origin
- From Arabic زَيْتُون, a calque of Quanzhou's former Chinese nickname 刺桐城, after the trees which had been extensively planted there in the 10th century by Liu Congxiao.
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