Macanese

or Ma·cao·an

[mak-uh-neez, -nees]

noun, plural Mac·a·nese.

a native or inhabitant of Macao.

adjective

of or relating to Macao or its inhabitants.

Origin of Macanese

Maca(o) + -nese (-n- + -ese, apparently on the model of Balinese, Javanese, etc.)

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