dóci

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Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese doce.

Adjective

dóci (augmentative dóci-dóci)

  1. sweet (tasting of sugars)
    Têm pâm dóci, têm pâm salgado.
    There is sweet bread, there is savoury bread.
  2. sweet (pleasing)
    Vôs sabe falâ dóci língu di Macau?
    Do you know how to speak Macanese?
    (literally, “Do you know how to speak the sweet language of Macau?”)

Usage notes

  • The Macanese language is sometimes referred to as dóci língu (literally “sweet language”) or dóci papiaçám (literally “sweet way of speaking”).

Derived terms

  • águ-dóci (“potable water”, literally “sweet water”)
  • bóca-dóci (“sweet talker”, literally “sweet mouth”)
  • capa-dóci (“helpful person; female know-it-all”, literally “sweet winter coat”)
  • dóci-dóci (“sweetened”)
  • nómi dóci (“affectionate family name”, literally “sweet name”)

Noun

dóci

  1. sweet, candy, confection
    Synonym: (candy) tôm-tôm
    dóci camalenga ― gourd preserve/jam

Derived terms

  • dóci vestido (“selection of decorated sweets given to the guests at a christening or wedding”, literally “dressed sweets”)
  • visitido como dóci di mui (“very well-dressed”, literally “dressed like plum candy”)

References

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