min-pau

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 麵包／面包 (min⁶ baau¹).

Noun

min-pau

1. bread

   Synonym: pâm

   min-pau quente-quente ― fresh baked bread

Usage notes

• min-pau appears to be more commonly used than pâm.

References

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