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noun
An interpreter of Portuguese in the Far East, particularly in Macau and other Portuguese colonies between the 16th and the 18th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zuruder. Malay juru- Sanskrit भाष् (bhāṣ) Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā)bor. Malay bahasa Malay jurubahasabor. Portuguese jurubaçabor. English jurubaça From Portuguese jurubaça, from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”).
