hám-chói

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 鹹菜／咸菜 (haam⁴ coi³, “pickle”, literally “salty vegetable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ham ˈt͡ʃɔj/

Noun

hám-chói

1. pickled vegetables

Usage notes

• Unlike in words of Portuguese origin, "h" in Cantonese words is typically not silent.

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#h