cristám

See also: cristam

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese cristão. Linguistic senses an ellipsis of língu cristám.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾiʃˈtaŋ/, /kɾisˈtaŋ/

Noun

cristám

1. Catholic

   cristám-nôvo ― adult Chinese convert to Catholicism (literally, “new Catholic”)

2. Christian (believer in Christianity)
3. the Macanese language

   Synonym: patuá

   papiâ cristám ― to speak Macanese

4. the Portuguese language

   Synonym: português

   papiâ cristám ― to speak Portuguese

5. the Kristang language

Adjective

cristám

1. Catholic
2. Christian (relating to or following Christianity)

Derived terms

• língu cristám (“Portuguese; Macanese; Kristang”, literally “Christian/Catholic language”)
• missó cristám

Usage notes

• As noted in the included glossary, the word most commonly refers specifically to Catholic (católico) rather than Christian, despite the etymology.

References

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