chanquêm

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 巡警 (ceon⁴ ging²), borrowing the now-obsolete sense of "police officer".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋˈkeŋ/

Noun

chanquêm

1. a Chinese police officer

   Hypernym: puliça

References

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