bô-nôte

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Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese boa noite rather than derived naturally in Macanese, since *bô is not used in regular Macanese speech.

Interjection

-nôte

  1. good evening!

Usage notes

  • In written Macanese, the hyphen is very commonly used between the two words in "good"-type phrases and interjections.
  • Despite the literal translation of the phrase, it does not mean "good night"; that is expressed using bôm-sôno.

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