Etymology

Macau

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Today it means: A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong. Full definition →

Portuguese Macau
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  1. Portuguese · borrowed fromMacau
  2. English todayMacau

Borrowed from Portuguese Macau, from Hokkien. See Portuguese Macau for more info.

Words from the same roots

PortugueseMacau all →

macaw

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.