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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese pressa (noun) with R-dropping, but semantically supplanted by depressa (adverb). See vagar for a similar phenomenon.
Adverb
péssa (augmentative péssa-péssa)
- quickly
- Synonym: azinha
- Antonym: vagar
- Péssa vai ― Go quickly
Usage notes
- azinha seems to be more common overall.
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