Ilha Formosa

== Portuguese == === Etymology === From ilha (“island”) +‎ formosa (“beautiful”).(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “when it was first attested?”) === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Ilha Formosa f synonym of Taiwan (an island of East Asia) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: Eilandt Formosa / Eylant Formosa / Eiland Formosa (partial calque) → French: Île Formose (partial calque) → German: Insel Formosa (partial calque) → Spanish: Ysla Hermosa / Isla Hermosa (obsolete) (semantic loan) → Spanish: Isla Formosa (partial calque)