bassâ
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese baixar, or a dialectal variant of it which preserves -ss- from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, basso (“low”) + -â.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
bassâ
- to lower
- bassâ cabeça ― to lower one's head until the chin touches the chest
- bassâ ôlo ― to lower one's eyes in shame