Makao

Borrowed from Portuguese Macau, from Chinese 阿媽港 / 阿妈港.

• IPA^(key): /maˈkao/
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ka‧o

Makao (accusative Makaon)

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)

Makao

1. Rōmaji transcription of マカオ

Borrowed from Portuguese Macao, from a southern seaward variety of Chinese.

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈkɑː.ɔ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ka‧o

Makão m (uncountable, indeclinable, demonym makaojiẽtis, female demonym makaojiẽtė) stress pattern 1

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)

• “Valdų ir kraštų gyventojų pavadinimai”, in Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija (in Lithuanian), 2 September 2024 (last accessed)
• “Makao” in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

Makao m inan (Cyrillic spelling Макао)

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)