formosa

     

Formosa is a place name which comes from Portuguese (*from Latin formosus, meaning “beautiful”).

Trivia about formosa

  • Portuguese for "beautiful", it's a city in northern Argentina, & also an old name for Taiwan
  • This island off Guinea-Bissau bears the old name of Taiwan
  • Formerly, Taiwan's name
  • Teas bearing this former name of Taiwan are primarily oolong