chuchumeca

See also: chuchumecâ

Macanese

Alternative forms

  • chuchuméca

Etymology

chuchú (“to poke”) or chúcho (“interfering, nosy”) +‎ English maker.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃu.t͡ʃuˈmɛ.ka/, /t͡ʃu.t͡ʃuˈme.ka/, /t͡ʃu.t͡ʃuˈmɛ.kɐ/

Noun

chuchumeca

  1. busybody, gossiper, chatterbox, troublemaker
    Synonym: lampita[2]
    Quelora, ficá careca, vôs nunca bom chuchuméca.
    When you grow bald, don't be a troublemaker.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Senna Fernandes, Miguel; Baxter, Alan (2004), “chuchumeca”, in Maquista chapado: vocabulário e expressões do crioulo português de Macau [Maquista chapado: vocabulary and expressions from the Portuguese creole of Macau], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, →ISBN, page 39
  2. ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

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