Macau-filo

Macanese

Etymology

Possibly a calque of Cantonese 澳門仔／澳门仔 (literally “Macau son”), possibly inspired in usage by 香港仔 (hoeng¹ gong² zai², “Hongkonger”, literally “Hong Kong son”).

Noun

Macau-filo (plural Macau-filo-filo or Macau-filo-fila, feminine Macau-fila)

1. Macanese (native of Macau, especially those born and raised in Macau)

   Iou sâm Macau-filo

   I am a native of Macau

Related terms

• maquista

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm