grains du paradis (English spelling) grains du paradis

Japanese: graines du paradis(英語表記)grainesduparadis
grains du paradis (English spelling) grains du paradis

…As with other areas along the Gulf of Guinea, it is unclear whether the first Europeans to reach the region were the Portuguese (15th century) or sailors from Dieppe in northern France in the 14th century. Although the Dieppe manuscripts were burned in 1694, it is believed that the word malaguette (French for pepper) derived from Indian pepper and its French nickname grains du paradis (grains of paradise) were already in use in 1455. In any case, the value of the local grains of paradise faded in Europe as sea routes to the East were opened and Asian spices were brought to Europe in large quantities. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "graines du paradis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ギニア湾沿岸の他の地方と同じく,この地方に最初に到達したヨーロッパ人がポルトガル人(15世紀)か,それ以前(14世紀)の北フランス,ディエップの船乗りたちであったかは明らかでない。ディエップの古文書は1694年に焼失したが,インド産のコショウに由来するマラゲットmalaguette(フランス語でコショウの意)という語とそのフランス語の通称〈graines du paradis(天国の粒・種子)〉は,1455年にすでに用いられていたとする説がある。いずれにせよ,その後東方への海路が開かれ,アジアの香辛料が大量にヨーロッパにもたらされるようになったため,この地方の〈天国の粒〉の価値はヨーロッパでは薄れてしまった。…

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