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Which major retail brand name faced significant linguistic challenges when expanding globally because its name resembled a vulgar term in certain languages?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': 'IKEA (sounds like a vulgar term in Finnish)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Zara (problematic in Japanese where it can sound like 'zarah' meaning 'anything negative')", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Colgate (in Spanish-speaking countries, 'col-gate' can be interpreted as 'hang yourself')", 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'H&M (in Korean, sounds similar to a derogatory term)', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |