佛得角

Fódéjiǎo

noun #42,496

Meanings

1 Cape Verde (island country off the west coast of Africa)

Characters

to obtain; to get

horn; corner; cape

角 means 'cape' — matching the Portuguese 'Cabo Verde' (Green Cape). 佛得 is phonetic for 'Verde.'

Examples

佛得角是大西洋上的一个岛国。

Fódéjiǎo shì Dàxīyáng shàng de yí gè dǎoguó.

Cape Verde is an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean.

Stroke Order

佛 Fó

得 dé

角 jiǎo