jurubaça

English

Etymology

From Portuguese jurubaça, from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”).

Noun

jurubaça (plural jurubaças) (historical)

1. An interpreter of Portuguese in the Far East, particularly in Macau and other Portuguese colonies between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

Further reading

• Jurubaça on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• iurubaça, jurabaça

Etymology

From Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”). First attested in c. 16th century.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈba.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈba.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈba.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒu.ɾuˈba.sɐ/ [ʒu.ɾuˈβa.sɐ]

• Rhymes: -asɐ
• Hyphenation: ju‧ru‧ba‧ça

Noun

jurubaça m or f by sense (plural jurubaças)

1. (Macau, historical) jurubaça

Descendants

• → English: jurubaça