cacús
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Macanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cacus (unstressed)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch kakhuis (“loo; outhouse”), probably via Malaccan Malay, Indonesian kakus, or another language spoken by Dutch-colonized peoples. Compare Javanese ꦏꦏꦸꦱ꧀ (kakus), Kristang kakus, Papiamentu kakushi (from the Dutch diminutive kakhuisje), Ternate kakus.
Noun[edit]
cacús
- toilet, latrine
- Ora vai pra cacus! ― vulgar expression indicating impatience or anger (literally, “It's time to go to the toilet!”)
- (archaic) privy