Hok-lo
noun
ˈhȯ(ˌ)klō,
ˈhä(-
plural Hok-lo or Hok-los
: a member of a people with a distinctive dialect that inhabit sectors of northeastern Kwangtung including Swatow and parts of adjacent southern Fukien including Amoy and that have migrated in large numbers to Formosa and various countries of southeast Asia
Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Cantonese), man from Fukien, from hok Fukien + lo man, person