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Macanese

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌmæk.əˈniz/
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adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to Macau.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adj

Meaning 2

Of or related to the Macanese people.

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name

Meaning 3

A creole language originating in Macau, based on Portuguese and some East Asian languages.

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noun

Meaning 4

A member of an ethnic group from Macau of mixed European (usually Portuguese) and Asian (usually Chinese) origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-plural

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: macaolainen — Of or related to Macau
  • Polish: makański — Of or related to Macau
  • Portuguese: macaense — Of or related to Macau
  • Finnish: macaolainen — Of or related to the Macanese people
  • Polish: makański — Of or related to the Macanese people
  • Portuguese: macaense — Of or related to the Macanese people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土生葡語 /土生葡语 (tǔshēng púyǔ) — Macanese (language)
  • Dutch: Macaus — Macanese (language)
  • Finnish: Macaon kreoli — Macanese (language)
  • Macanese: patuá — Macanese (language)
  • Polish: makański — Macanese (language)
  • Portuguese: patuá macaense — Macanese (language)
  • Portuguese: crioulo macaense — Macanese (language)
  • Chinese Mandarin: 土生葡人 (tǔshēng púrén) — Macanese (person)
  • Finnish: macaolainen — Macanese (person)
  • French: macanais — Macanese (person)
  • French: macanéen — Macanese (person)
  • Galician: macaense — Macanese (person)
  • Macanese: maquista — Macanese (person)
  • Macanese: macaísta — Macanese (person)
  • Polish: Makańczyk — Macanese (person)
  • Portuguese: macaense — Macanese (person)
  • Spanish: macaense — Macanese (person)
Real reading context

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