máno

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Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Presumably from Portuguese mano. Sense 3 (especially with chomâ) possibly also a semantic loan from Cantonese 大佬 (daai6 lou2).

Noun

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máno (feminine mána)

  1. older brother, oldest brother
  2. oldest son
  3. (idiomatic) boss
    Passado más quánto ano, quim logo chomá êle mano?
    After all these years, who will call him the boss?

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