bassâ

See also: bassa, Bassa, and bássa

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese baixar, or a dialectal variant of it which preserves -ss- from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, basso (“low”) +‎ -â.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈsa/

Verb

bassâ

  1. to lower
    bassâ cabeça ― to lower one's head until the chin touches the chest
    bassâ ôlo ― to lower one's eyes in shame

References

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