Macanese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

(to give) +‎ Portuguese mostrar (to show).[1] Possibly also influenced by Portuguese amostrar.

Verb edit

damostrâ

  1. to show
  2. to demonstrate

Usage notes edit

  • mostrâ or mostrá nonetheless still exists in some writings.

References edit

  1. ^ Senna Fernandes, Miguel, Baxter, Alan (2004) “damostrâ”, in Maquista chapado: vocabulário e expressões do crioulo português de Macau [Maquista chapado: vocabulary and expressions from the Portuguese creole of Macau], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, →ISBN, page 44