quiada

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Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese criada, feminine form of criado. For /kr/ → /k/, compare quiança, isquevê, and maquiâ.

Noun

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quiada

  1. maid, servant
    quiada já saithe maid isn't working here anymore (literally, “the maid has left”)
    elâ na rabicho di quiadato pull on the plait of a servant

Usage notes

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  • Although derived from a feminine noun in Portuguese, there is no masculine variant *quiado.

References

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