bunitéza

Macanese

Alternative forms

• boniteza

Etymology

From Portuguese boniteza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.niˈte.zɐ/

Noun

bunitéza

1. beauty

   Qui buniteza!

   How beautiful!

   (literally, “What beauty!”)

2. pretty (a pretty person)

   Andâ-cá, bunitéza!

   Come here, pretty!

   Êle tâ andâ cô unga bunitéza, êle-sa siara tâ vai dále di bem!

   He is always with a pretty girl, his wife is going to give him a proper beating!

Related terms

• bunito, bunita

References

• https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2016/07/07/buniteza-pretty-girl/
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b