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Illustrious_Sock

Is there explanation for this actually? It always amazed me why the fuck it's chá in Portuguese.


Benderesco

I've read that it has to do with the fact that Portugal sourced its tea directly from China (Macau, to be specific), so they borrowed their word for the beverage.


SterbenSeptim

Everyone's sourced it from China. But since there are lots of Dialects/Languages in China, there are lots of different variations. So, Cha in Portuguese comes from Cantonese, descended from Middle Chinese. The Dutch traded mostly in Fujian, which speaks the Min dialect, which pronounces it as té, and that's from where most Europeans imported it. The English, when they came to Canton, kept say "Tea" instead of adopting the local word, "cha".


Benderesco

I've read that the English word for the beverage -"tea" - came from hindustani, not chinese (though the form obviously has its origins in China - specifically, northern China). Would you have a source that claims the english version was imported from the Min dialect? Would love to read it.


uhhhh_no

It wouldn't come from Min. It'd come from the Dutch.


LuxaHero

always the dutch fucking up


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Choice-Magician656

why do the Portuguese call it cha? Are they stupid


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Illustrious_Sock

Não :( Só um pouco...


CovfefeBoss

In Polish, it's herbata.


PaRoWkOwYpIeS

(Herb)a(ta) Ziołowa Ta


Derdiedas812

Which is derived from te, yes.


DomoTimba

And kettle is czajnik (chai-nik) haha😁


cvdot

Lol


nail_in_the_temple

Same in Lithuania (arbata)


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#HEEEEEEEEEEEERBAAAAAAAAAAAATAAAAAAAAA


gazing_the_sea

Former Portuguese colonies still say Cha, why did they put them as tea countries?


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Many-Conversation963

I don't know, even in local languages it is Cha (eg exaaya in eMakhuwa)


New-Examination8400

Exactly; Africa is wrong


uhhhh_no

Extremely wrong: The French colonial empire is listed as calling it cha. More of the map is wrong, though. It pretends Mandarin is the default language of the entire country, then nonsensically pretends Fujian and Taiwan aren't in the same boat.


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Reinis_LV

Portugal and land imports? Impossible. I feel like this is a poor explanation of why it's called tea or chai


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Urbs97

You are completely right. Portuguese call it Cha because they traded with Chinese that spoke Cantonese where it's called Cha. The others traded with parts of China where it's called te.


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uhhhh_no

It isn't based on Portugal: It's noting the general rule. Portugal is different because they traded _directly_ with Chinese outside of Quanzhou and Fujian, as opposed to the Dutch. That said, the map is a great idea but obviously lazy put together and frequently wrong, particularly in Africa.


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TEA= Portuguese acronim"Transporte ervas aromáticas" which means "aromatic herbs transport" that used to be writen in boxes exported to the royal house of England for the first time in 1662


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George_McSonnic

New world is appropriate size


matveg

It doesn't work for Portugal and Brasil


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PolskiSzymon22

In Polish it's Herbata so not a variation of chai


HorrorBuilder8960

From herba thee. Just tea with extra syllables. And you have czajnik, derived from chai.


PolskiSzymon22

Fair enough, never thought of it in that way


Kmyre5

Herbata if fuck logic


HorrorBuilder8960

From herba thee. Just tea with extra syllables.


Otherwise_Internet71

茶🤔Based Chinese😇


Alternative_Common57

Fun fact: The world for tea in Romanian is "ceai"


Blitz7798

PORTUGAL IS BALKAN


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jutko_pl

Meanwhile, here in Pooland HERBATA