Quambacudono

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 関白 (kanpaku) + 殿 (dono), based on the 16th century pronunciation, /kʷanbaku/.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kwɐ̃.ba.kuˈdo.nu/ [kwɐ̃.ba.kuˈðo.nu]

  • Hyphenation: Quam‧ba‧cu‧do‧no

Proper noun

Quambacudono m

  1. (obsolete) Toyotomi Hideyoshi
    Synonym: Taicosama
    • 1593, Simão Lopes, editor, Cartas do Iapam [Letters from Japan]‎, Lisbon: Casa de Simão Lopes:
      […] & de como Quambacudono se acabou de fazer senhor absoluto dos 66 Reynos do Iapão, […]
      […] and how Toyotomi Hideyoshi has made himself absolute lord of the 66 kingdoms of Japan, […]
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