An-peng

English

Alternative forms

• An-pêng

Etymology

From Hokkien 安平 (An-pêng) for the place in Taiwan.

Proper noun

An-peng

1. Synonym of Anping
   • [1899, “Lungan Pulp”, in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information‎^[1], →JSTOR, page 219:

     The dried Lung-ngan or Geng-Geng, which is largely exported from An-pêng, the port of Tainan, is described as the longan fruit (Nephelium Longana).]

   • 1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa‎^[2], Marshall Brothers Limited, →OCLC, →OL, page 16:

     Next morning, however, Commander Bax of H.M.S. Dwarf generously gave me a passage up to An-peng, the Port of Taiwan-fu.

Anagrams

• Penang