siviço

Macanese

Alternative forms

  • sivíço

Etymology

From Portuguese serviço. Likely entered Macanese relatively early, given the R-dropping.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈvi.su/

Noun

siviço

  1. work
    Já chegâ tarde vai siviço
    He arrived at work late
  2. service
  3. task
    trabalo siviço ― difficult task

References

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