Macanese

noun

Mac·​a·​nese ¦makə¦nēz 

-ēs

plural Macanese

: one of a population of Portuguese-Chinese stock who live in Macao on the coast of southern China

Word History

Etymology

Macao, Portuguese colony on the southeastern end of Macao island at the mouth of the Pearl river in southeastern China + English -nese (as in Japanese)

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Rhymes for Macanese

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese