Macanese

//ˌmæk.əˈniz// adj, name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of an ethnic group from Macau of mixed European (usually Portuguese) and Asian (usually Chinese) origin. in-plural
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Macau.
  2. 2
    Of or related to the Macanese people.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A creole language originating in Macau, based on Portuguese and some East Asian languages.

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"When I worked for the software firm Radical Entertainment Inc. in posh Yaletown in Vancouver, BC, there was a strange mestizo Macanese coworker there, who brought a bird in a cage to the office."

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