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]‎^[1], 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, […]