Fa-ke

Chinese Pidgin English

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 花旗 (faa1 kei4).

Noun

Fa-ke

1. (Guangzhou) American

   Synonym: Melican

Related terms

• Fa-ke-kuo

References

• Gow, W. S. P. (1924) Gow’s Guide to Shanghai, 1924: A Complete, Concise and Accurate Handbook of the City and District, Especially Compiled for the Use of Tourists and Commercial Visitors to the Far East, Shanghai, page 105: “Fa-ke: American—i.e., “flower-flag” (Canton only).”