Macanese

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæk.əˈniz/

Adjective

Macanese (comparative more Macanese, superlative most Macanese)

1. Of or related to Macau.
2. Of or related to the Macanese people.

Translations

Of or related to Macau

• Finnish: macaolainen (fi)
• Polish: makański

Of or related to the Macanese people

• Finnish: macaolainen (fi)
• Polish: makański

Noun

Macanese (plural Macanese)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A member of an ethnic group from Macau of mixed European (usually Portuguese) and Asian (usually Chinese) origin.

Usage notes

As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Macanese", "writing about Macanese cuisine as a Macanese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Macanese") or before a noun like person, man, or woman ("writing about Macanese cuisine as a Macanese person"). See also -ish, which is similarly only used primarily as an adjective or as a plural noun.

Translations

Macanese (person)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土生はぶ葡人 (tǔshēng púrén)

• Finnish: macaolainen (fi)
• French: macanais (fr), macanéen (fr)
• Galician: macaense (gl)
• Macanese: maquista, macaísta
• Polish: Makańczyk m
• Portuguese: macaense (pt) m or f
• Spanish: macaense (es) m or f
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Proper noun

Macanese

1. A creole language originating in Macau, based on Portuguese and some East Asian languages.

Translations

Macanese (language)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 土生はぶ葡語／土生はぶ葡语 (tǔshēng púyǔ)

• Dutch: Macaus (nl) n
• Finnish: Macaon kreoli
• Macanese: patuá
• Polish: makański m
• Portuguese: patuá macaense m, crioulo macaense m
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

See also

• Wiktionary's coverage of Macanese terms

Anagrams

• Maecenas