puliça

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See also: pulica and pulică

Macanese

Puliça na Alemanha.

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin polītīa, probably through Portuguese polícia and the colloquial slang form puliça.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈlisa/, /puˈlisɐ/

Noun

puliça

  1. police officer, policeman, policewoman
    Hyponym: chanquêm
    Puliça prendê êle ― The police officer arrested him
  2. police

Derived terms

  • puliça-môro (“Indian soldier formerly recruited from Goa, Damao and Diu to serve in Macao's police force”)
  • puliça pau (“(historical) policeman carrying a wooden stick”, literally “policeman stick”)

References

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