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Macanese
Etymology
Presumably from Portuguese mano. Sense 3 (especially with chomâ) possibly also a semantic loan from Cantonese 大佬 (daai6 lou2).
Noun
máno (feminine mána)
- older brother, oldest brother
- oldest son
- (idiomatic) boss
Passado más quánto ano, quim logo chomá êle mano?- After all these years, who will call him the boss?
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