ólo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "olo"

Macanese

Alternative forms

• ôlo

Etymology

From Portuguese olho, with many adverbial senses being a calque of Cantonese 眼. Doublet of oclo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈolu/

Noun

ólo

1. (anatomy) eye, eyes

   ólo batê-batê ― to blink quickly (literally, “to hit the eyes”)

   ólo enfiado ― cross-eyed (literally, “eye threaded”)

   ólo fino ― slit eyes

   ólo di gaviám ― lively eyes (literally, “eyes of a hawk”)

   ólo sentado ― still gaze (literally, “sitting eyes”)

   comê qui ficâ ôlo sentado ― to overeat, to gorge (literally, “to eat to the point of sitting eyes”)

   ólo empatucado ― googly eyes

   ólo galado ― bewitched shining eyes

   ólo más grándí qui baríga ― a gluttonous person who takes more than he can ingest (literally, “eyes bigger than one's belly”)

   fichâ ôlo ― to close one's eyes; to die

   pussâ ôlo ― to attract attention (literally, “to pull eyes”)

   rancâ ôlo ― to stare frighteningly (literally, “to snatch eyes”)

   bassâ ôlo ― to lower one's eyes in shame

   virâ ôlo ― to roll one's eyes; in a very short amount of time

2. sapling, shoot, sprout (of plants and trees)

   ólo bambú ― bamboo shoot

   ólo di figuêra ― banana palm sprout

Usage notes

• fichâ ôlo is likely a calque of Cantonese 合眼 (hap⁶ ngaan⁵).
• The second sense of virâ ôlo is likely a calque of Cantonese 轉眼／转眼 (zyun² ngaan⁵); note also English in the blink of an eye.
• The preferred spelling in Maquista Chapado (2004) is ôlo.

Derived terms

• ólo-deco, ôlo-decú (“anus”)

Related terms

• olâ (“to see”)

References

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