maquista
Macanese
editEtymology
editAlteration of macaísta, reducing /kɐ.i/ or /ka.i/ to /ki/. By surface analysis, Macau + -ista.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmaquista
- Macanese (person from Macau)
- Macanese (descendant of mixed Portuguese-Chinese heritage)
- maquista chapado ― true Macanese
- the Macanese language
Related terms
editAdjective
editmaquista
- Macanese (of or relating to Macau)
- Macanese (of or relating to the mixed Portuguese-Chinese culture)
- língu maquista ― Macanese language
Usage notes
edit- macaísta is much less commonly used than maquista.