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Macanese
Etymology
Alteration of macaísta, reducing /kɐ.i/ or /ka.i/ to /ki/. By surface analysis, Macau + -ista.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkiʃ.ta/, /mɐˈkiʃ.tɐ/, /maˈkis.ta/, /mɐˈkis.tɐ/
Noun
maquista
- Macanese (person from Macau)
- Macanese (descendant of mixed Portuguese-Chinese heritage)
- maquista chapado ― true Macanese
- the Macanese language
- Synonyms: patuá, papiaçám
Adjective
maquista
- Macanese (of or relating to Macau)
- Macanese (of or relating to the mixed Portuguese-Chinese culture)
- língu maquista ― Macanese language
Usage notes
- macaísta is much less commonly used than maquista.
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