chanquêm

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Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 巡警 (ceon⁴ ging²), borrowing the now-obsolete sense of "police officer".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaŋˈkeŋ/

Noun

chanquêm

a Chinese police officer
Hypernym: puliça

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

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