choncâ

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Macanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of Cantonese 撞 (zong6) +‎ Portuguese chocar. Alternative form possibly derived from Portuguese chocalhar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔŋˈka/, /t͡ʃɔŋˈkɐ/

Verb[edit]

choncâ

  1. to collide, to crash[1]
    Unga careta já choncâ na otrunga
    A car collided with another one

Usage notes[edit]

  • Most commonly used with road accidents.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c
  2. ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “choncar”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 404
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