quiada

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese criada, feminine form of criado. For /kr/ → /k/, compare quiança, isquevê, and maquiâ.

Noun

quiada

1. maid, servant

   quiada já sai ― the maid isn't working here anymore (literally, “the maid has left”)

   elâ na rabicho di quiada ― to pull on the plait of a servant

Usage notes

• Although derived from a feminine noun in Portuguese, there is no masculine variant *quiado.

References

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