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Macanese Pataca(finance)

Macanese (iou)



Macanese noun & adjective. . E20.
[from Macao (see below), Portuguese Macau, after Japanese etc.: see -ESE.]
A. noun. Pl. same.
A native or inhabitant of Macao, a former Portuguese dependency on the south coast of China, esp. one of mixed Chinese and Portuguese descent. E20.
The Portuguese creole language used in Macao. M20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to Macao or the Macanese. E20.