grándi

Macanese

Alternative forms

• grandi

Etymology

From Portuguese grande.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾandi/, /ˈɡɾɐndi/

Adjective

grándi (augmentative grándi-grándi)

1. large, great, big

   palangana grándi-grándi di sôm ― very large platter of dishes

   bariga grandi ― pregnant (literally, “big belly”)

   bóca grándi ― pompous, boastful, exaggerated (literally, “big mouth”)

   filo-grándi ― oldest child (literally, “big son”)

   más grándí ― bigger (literally, “more big”)

   Nhum falâ Macau sâm grandi, qui fui?

   Someone said Macau is big, who says?

2. (figurative) important

   gente grándi ― important people

Usage notes

• bariga grandi may be a calque of Cantonese 大肚 (daai⁶ tou⁵), and filo-grándi a calque of Cantonese 大仔 (daai⁶ zai²).

Derived terms

• tiro-grandi

References

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