Ceylon

noun

Ceylon

noun

UK /sɪˈlɒn/ · US /seɪˈlɑn/

Etymology Borrowed from Portuguese Ceilão, from Old French Seilan (Marco Polo), from Persian سیلان (saylān), ultimately from Pali sīhaḷa, from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala). Doublet of Sinhala.

Tea produced in Sri Lanka.

Related terms: Names of Sri Lanka

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