pó-bolacho
Macanese
Alternative forms
- pó-bolacha, pó bolacho, pó di bolacho
Etymology
Literally, “biscuit/cookie powder”.
Noun
- breadcrumbs or cookie crumbs intended for batter and breading
Adjective
- (cooking) breaded, crumbed, battered
- lombo pó di bolacho ― breaded cutlet
- bife pó bolacho ― steak milanesa
References
- https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#b
- Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “bife pó-bolacha”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 315