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Macanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese aollar. By surface analysis, ólo + -â.
Verb
olâ
- to see
- Synonym: vê
- oclo pa olâ ― glasses to see with
- Já olâ? ― Did you see? Understood?
- to look
- Synonym: vê
- feo olâ ― it doesn't look good (literally, “ugly to look”)
Olâ bêm-fêto!- Take a good look! Look well!
Olâ olâ sabe ia- One look and you'll know right away
- to watch
- olâ pintura ― to watch a movie
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with óla (“palm leaf”) or olá (“hello”).
- Seemingly much more commonly used than vê.
- feo olâ may be a partial derivation from Cantonese 難睇／难睇 (naan4 tai2).
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