Which major retail brand name faced significant linguistic challenges when expanding globally because its name resembled a vulgar term in certain languages?

Test your knowledge about how language and linguistics shape retail branding in today's global marketplace. Major brands invest millions in linguistic analysis to ensure their names work across languages and cultures. From phonetic symbolism to morphological analysis, the science behind naming products and brands draws heavily from linguistic principles. How well do you understand the intersection of linguistics and retail branding?

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IKEA (sounds like a vulgar term in Finnish)
Zara (problematic in Japanese where it can sound like 'zarah' meaning 'anything negative')
Colgate (in Spanish-speaking countries, 'col-gate' can be interpreted as 'hang yourself')
H&M (in Korean, sounds similar to a derogatory term)