ravirâ

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese revirar. Related to virâ, although ra- is not productive in Macanese; nonetheless, it is common for Portuguese words beginning with re- to enter Macanese as ra-.

Verb

ravirâ (participle ravirado)

1. to turn around
2. to run from point to point
3. to turn

   Synonym: virâ

   ravirâ cabêça ― to turn one's head

   comê qui ravirâ ― to stuff oneself (literally, “to eat until turning (one's intestines)”)

References

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