Alcaiceria - Alcaiceria

Japanese: アルカイセリーア - あるかいせりーあ
Alcaiceria - Alcaiceria

…There have been various theories about the origin of the word, but the most popular theory is that it comes from an archaic Tagalog language. The synonym alcaicería (Spanish for raw silk market) is often used, because the largest commodity handled by the Chinese in Parian was Chinese raw silk. The Spaniards called the Chinese in the Philippines Sangley or Xanglai, and the Sangley was an indispensable presence in Spanish management of the Philippines. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Alcaiceria" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…語源については,従来諸説があったが,現在はタガログ古語説が最も有力である。同義語として,しばしばアルカイセリーアalcaicería(スペイン語で〈生糸市場〉)が用いられたが,それはパリアンで中国人が取り扱った最大の商品が中国産生糸だったからである。スペイン人はフィリピンにいる中国人をサンレイSangley,Xanglaiと呼んだが,サンレイはスペインのフィリピン経営になくてはならない存在だった。…

※「アルカイセリーア」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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