pó-bolacho

Macanese

Alternative forms

• pó-bolacha, pó bolacho, pó di bolacho

Etymology

Literally, “biscuit/cookie powder”.

Noun

pó-bolacho

1. breadcrumbs or cookie crumbs intended for batter and breading

Adjective

pó-bolacho

1. (cooking) breaded, crumbed, battered

   lombo pó di bolacho ― breaded cutlet

   bife pó bolacho ― steak milanesa

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b
• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “bife pó-bolacha”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 315