"wokou" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Mandarin 倭寇 (wōkòu, “Japanese pirates”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|cmn|倭寇||Japanese pirates|tr=wōkòu}} Mandarin 倭寇 (wōkòu, “Japanese pirates”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} wokou pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) Pirates of a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries. Wikipedia link: wokou Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Collectives, Crime, History of China, Nautical, People Categories (place): China, Japan, Korea Translations (pirates): 倭寇 (wōkòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 倭寇 (wakō) (alt: わこう) (Japanese), 왜구 (waegu) (Korean), Wako [masculine, plural] (Portuguese)

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