faichista

Macanese

Alternative forms

• faichísta

Etymology

faichi (“chopstick”) +‎ -ista. Related to the rules of fan-tan, where a player uses a rod shaped like a chopstick to play the game.

Noun

faichista

1. man who plays fan-tan

See also

• fan-tan, fantanéro

References

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