chanquêm

Macanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 巡警 (ceon4 ging2), borrowing the now-obsolete sense of "police officer".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃaŋˈkeŋ/

Noun

chanquêm

  1. a Chinese police officer
    Hypernym: puliça

References

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