ma-língu

Macanese

Alternative forms

• ma língu

Etymology

Probably from Portuguese má-língua. By surface analysis, Portuguese má (“bad”) +‎ língu (“language”).

Noun

ma-língu

1. gossiper, badmouther

   Vôs sã bem di ma língu

   You are such a gossiper

Derived terms

• malinguâ

References

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