英语词汇porcelain的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	porcelain
词源	porcelain. Why is porcelain named for a pig? The earthen- ware takes its name from the Latin porcella, “little sow,” because the Romans believed its finish resembled a cowrie shell, which in turn they thought resembled a sow’s vulva.
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