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Macanese

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-ado[ˈa.du]
suffix
A suffix added to verbs to form past participles or adjectives.

“vangueâ + -ado → vangueado”

to faint + -ado → fainted

Also means
  1. participle-forming suffix
  2. adjective-forming suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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-í[ˈi]
suffix
A suffix added to words to turn them into verbs.

“Malay cubit + -í → chubí”

Malay cubit (to pinch) becomes chubí (to pinch)

Also means
  1. verb-forming suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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-ido[ˈi.du]
suffix
A suffix added to verbs to form past participles or adjectives.

“durmí + -ido → durmido”

to sleep + -ido → asleep

Also means
  1. participle-forming suffix
  2. adjective-forming suffix

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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A
abrí
verb
To uncover something or make it accessible.

“abrí baul”

to open the trunk

“Abrí baul para guardâ roupa.”

Open the trunk to store clothes.

Also means
  1. to open

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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achar
noun
A type of preserve or pickle made from vegetables or fruits like cabbage and pear in vinegar and salt.

“comê achar”

to eat achar

Also means
  1. achar (preserve or pickle, made of spring onions, cabbage, coconut, apple, pear, etc. in vinegar and salt, (formerly) eaten as an appetizer or a street food using toothpicks)
  2. achar (pickle)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ade[ˈa.di]
noun
A type of water bird often used in cooking.

“ade-cabidela”

stew made with duck and duck blood

Also means
  1. duck

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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adiós[aˈdjɔʃ]
intj
A common way to say farewell to someone.

“Adiós minha vôs!”

Get lost!

Also means
  1. goodbye

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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agora
adv
At the present time or moment.

“Agora sezâ alta.”

The sun is high now.

Also means
  1. now

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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aia
intj
A sound used to show that you feel surprised, scared, in pain, or impatient.

“Aia! Qui boniteza.”

Wow! How beautiful.

Also means
  1. interjection expressing fear, surprise, pain, impatience
  2. interjection expressing emotion

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ali
adv
A place that is away from the person who is speaking.

“ali-riva”

up there

Also means
  1. there (away from the speaker)
  2. there

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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ano
noun
A period of twelve months. It is used to refer to a specific time span.

“ano passado”

last year

Also means
  1. year

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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aqui
adv
Used to refer to the place where the speaker is currently located.

“Ui-di tanto atâi aqui.”

There are many Chinese boys here.

Also means
  1. here

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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B
bafo[ˈba.fu]
noun
The act of breathing air in and out, or simply the air itself.

“Ele tem um bafo quente.”

He has warm breath.

Also means
  1. breathing, respiration
  2. air
  3. breathing

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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basso
adj
Something that is at a small height or close to the ground.

“Mesa sã basso.”

The table is low.

Also means
  1. low

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bazar[baˈzaɾ]
noun
A place where people gather to buy and sell goods like groceries.

“vai bazar comprâ sôm”

to go to the market to buy groceries

Also means
  1. market

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bife
noun
A slice of meat, usually beef, or sometimes used informally to refer to a person from England.

“bife pó bolacho”

steak milanese

Also means
  1. steak
  2. cutlet
  3. English person

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bô
adj
Describes something that is of high quality or positive.

“Vai panhâ, quiança! Bô-quiança, azinha vai panhâ!”

Go get it, child! Good child, get it quick!

Also means
  1. alternative form of bôm: good
  2. good

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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bolo[ˈbolu]
noun
A baked dessert made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients. This is an alternative spelling for bôlo.

“Eu fazê um bolo di chocolate.”

I am making a chocolate cake.

Also means
  1. alternative form of bôlo: cake
  2. cake

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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buli
verb
To move something back and forth, like wings.

“Buli su asa, borboleta aguâ”

Flapping its wings, a butterfly flies

Also means
  1. to flap

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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C
cadera
noun
A piece of furniture meant for sitting or a term for the lower back area.

“dói cadera”

(to have) lower back pain; kidney pain; pain in the buttocks

Also means
  1. chair
  2. sedan chair
  3. lumbar region (the back at the kidney level)

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cai[kɐɪ̯]
verb
To drop down or lose one's footing. It can also refer to losing composure or behaving foolishly.

“cai na asnéra”

to commit a faux-pas

Also means
  1. to fall
  2. to get carried away

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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caixa[ˈkaj.ʃɐ]
noun
A container for items. Historically, it also referred to specific coins, units of weight, or decorated trunks.

“El guardâ o roupa na caixa.”

He stored the clothes in the box.

Also means
  1. small copper coin
  2. measure of weight, one tenth of the condorim, formerly used in Macau to weigh silver used as currency in commercial transactions
  3. camphor or teak trunk, engraved with Chinese drawings and intended for storing clothes
  4. box

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cám[kaŋ]
noun
A common domestic animal kept as a pet or for protection. It is also used metaphorically in various expressions.

“ferâ cám”

to swindle

Also means
  1. dog

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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capaz[kaˈpas]
adj
Having the ability or intelligence to do things well. It can also describe someone who is very smart or brave.

“Maquista-maquista qui capaz, falâ quarto língu-língu!”

Macanese are so capable, they can speak four languages!

Also means
  1. well-taught
  2. intelligent
  3. capable
  4. daring

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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casa[ˈkaza]
noun
A building where people live, or a place where one feels they belong.

“na casa”

at home

Also means
  1. house
  2. home

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cedo[ˈse.du]
adj
Happening before the usual or expected time.

“Vosôtro disparecê qui cedo”

you disappeared so early

Also means
  1. early

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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certo[ˈsɛɾ.tu]
adv
Used to express that something is certainly true or to indicate strong belief.

“Istupôr di Secundino, tudo dia chegâ na casa assí tarde, certo têm cegónha.”

That idiot Secundino is late home every day; he surely has a lover.

Also means
  1. surely
  2. certainly

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chá[t͡ʃa]
noun
A drink made from tea leaves or medicinal plants. It can also refer to a late afternoon meal.

“chá co sucre”

tea with sugar

Also means
  1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
  2. tea (infusion made with tea leaves)
  3. any drink made with an infusion of medicinal plants
  4. a late afternoon meal
  5. tea

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cham[t͡ʃaŋ]
noun
The solid surface of the earth or land.

“Fu-fula semea na cham di Hong-Gong”

Flowers picked from the soil of Hong Kong

Also means
  1. ground
  2. soil

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chapado[t͡ʃaˈpa.du]
adj
Something that is level or lacking depth, also used to describe something that is genuine.

“nariz chapado”

flat nose

“El tem um nariz chapado.”

He has a flat nose.

Also means
  1. flat
  2. authentic, real, pure

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chapéu[t͡ʃaˈpɛw]
noun
A covering for the head, often made of fabric or straw, worn for protection or style.

“O homem está usando um chapéu.”

The man is wearing a hat.

Also means
  1. hat
  2. cap

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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china
noun
Refers to a person from China, particularly mainland China, or to the Chinese people as a group.

“China tâ dismanchâ baraca”

The Chinese are taking down the scaffolding

Also means
  1. a Chinese person, especially from mainland China
  2. the Chinese
  3. Chinese person

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chiste
noun
Something that is funny, humorous, or naturally charming.

“fazê chiste”

to poke fun of oneself

Also means
  1. natural fun, humour
  2. joke
  3. charm
  4. interesting thing(s)
  5. natural fun

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chop
noun
Refers to a stamp, an official licence, or commonly in school, a teacher who is absent.

“O Dr. F. deu chope.”

Dr. F. is absent.

Also means
  1. official licence
  2. an absent professor or teacher

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chupa
noun
A hollow container made of wood or bamboo that was closed at one end. It was used in the past to measure dry items like rice or liquids like milk.

“El ta usa um chupa pa medi o arroz.”

He uses a chupa to measure the rice.

Also means
  1. wooden or bamboo cylinder, closed at one end, formerly used to measure dry goods such as rice or beans, as well as liquids like milk
  2. wooden or bamboo cylinder

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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chuva[ˈt͡ʃu.va]
noun
Water that falls from the sky in drops.

“chuva fino-fino”

light rain

Also means
  1. rain

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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cinco
num
The number that follows four and comes before six.

“Iou tem cinco patacas.”

I have five patacas.

Also means
  1. five (5)
  2. five

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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co[kɔ]
prep
Used to indicate being together with someone or something, or to show direction toward an object.

“Nhonha co fula.”

The girl with the flower.

Also means
  1. with
  2. to, at

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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com[koŋ]
prep
A preposition that indicates accompaniment or instrument. It is used in the same way as the word 'co'.

“Anôte pódi olâ istrela-istrela, acordâ com goelaçám di galo, qui sabroso!”

You can see the night sky full of stars, waking up to the crow of a rooster, how wonderful!

Also means
  1. alternative form of co
  2. with

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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como[ˈkɔ.mu]
adv
Used to compare two things or to describe how something is done.

“alegre como côpo-côpo na primavera na dia de sol”

happy as a butterfly on a sunny day in spring

Also means
  1. as
  2. like

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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