cholê

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Macanese

Etymology

Ultimately from Malay colek (digging out with a pin), mencolek (to scrape out with a pointed 1nstrument) or colet (a dig with the point of the finger) + .[1] Compare modern Malay mencolok.

Pronunciation

Verb

cholê (participle cholido)

  1. to spoon out of a container
    cholê águ co charetato ladle water using a "chareta"
    Nã tem colher pra cholê?
    Don't you have a spoon for dishing up?
  2. to thump, to strike
    cholê êle di bem
    I thumped him well
  3. to tap (touch with fingers) someone to get their attention

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “choler”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 403

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