tancarêra

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Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

tancá +‎ -êra. Intrusive -r- due to hypercorrected form tancar.

Noun

tancarêra

  1. female equivalent of tancarêro: boatwoman
    Nhonha na jinela
    Cô fula mogarim,
    Sua mãe tancarera
    Seu pai canarim.
    Girl at the window
    With a jasmine flower,
    Her mother a boatwoman
    Her father a Goan.

Usage notes

  • Appears to be more common than its masculine equivalent.

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