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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese aportuguesado (“made Portuguese”). By surface analysis, português + -ado.
Pronunciation
Adverb
portuguesado
- Portuguese-style, in a way reminiscent of European Portuguese
- falâ portuguesado ― to speak in a Portuguese manner (as opposed to having a patuá accent); to use Portuguese expressions or accent when speaking
Usage notes
- The phrase falâ portuguesado refers to both when a person speaks Portuguese and when a person speaks Macanese.
- In Macanese, examples of portuguesado would include the usage of /ʁ/ in ⟨rr⟩ and word-initial ⟨r⟩, as well as pronouncing ⟨d⟩ as /ð/.
- There is no verb *portuguesâ in Macanese.
- torâ português (“to try hard to speak Portuguese correctly, with an affected pronunciation”, literally “to toast Portuguese”)
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