Meanings
- A beach, area, and village in Coloane, Macau.
One greyhound who has already found a home is retired racer Garlic, who loves strolling down the territory’s Hac Sa, or “Black Sand,” beach.
2018 July 30, “AP PHOTOS: Macau dog track closure prompts adoption pleas”, in AP News, archived from the original on 04 May 20242 more examples
Coloane, where the Portuguese defeated some pirates in 1910, is supposed to have the nicest beaches, but I found them muddy. Hac Sa is a black sand beach. Ka Ho is a white sand beach. Cheoc Van is best for swimming.
1982 October 24, Pamela G. Hollie, “CHINA WITH A PORTUGUESE ACCENT”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Travel, page 9Stretching for three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) in a gentle crescent, Hac Sa Beach offers Macau residents a seaside retreat from their hectic urban lives. Most locals say Hac Sa is the best of the three strips of sand on Coloane, as it is much larger than scenic Cheoc Van Beach.
2007, Steven K. Bailey, “Coloane Island: Macau's Countryside”, in Strolling in Macau: A Visitor's Guide to Macau, Taipa, and Coloane, ThingsAsian Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 133
Origin
- Cantonese黑沙
- EnglishHac Sa
From Cantonese 黑沙 (literally “black sand”).
More words from Cantonese
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 黑沙, 黑沙
- 黑沙 (hak¹ saa¹)beach
- 黑沙 (haak¹ saa¹)beach
Chinese Mandarin 黑沙
- 黑沙 (Hēishā)beach
Portuguese Hác Sá
- Hác Sábeach
Cite this entry
Hac Sa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hac%20Sa
“Hac Sa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hac%20Sa. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hac Sa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hac%20Sa.
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