lugâ

See also: luga

Macanese

Alternative forms

• alugâ, lugá

Etymology

Merger of Portuguese lugar and alugar. As a noun, sense 2 a semantic loan from Cantonese 地方 (dei⁶ fong¹) and 位 (wai^6-2). Cognate to Papiamentu lugá.

Verb

lugâ

1. to rent, to hire

   Êle já lugâ unga casa na vánda di Lilau.

   He rented a house near Lilau.

Noun

lugâ

1. place (a location or position)
2. empty space, room

   Agora Macau nã tẽ lugá parcá carro

   These days there is no space in Macau to park a car

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#luga