damostrâ

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Macanese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dâ (“to give”) +‎ Portuguese mostrar (“to show”).[1] Possibly also influenced by Portuguese amostrar.

Verb[edit]

damostrâ

  1. to show
  2. to demonstrate

Usage notes[edit]

  • mostrâ or mostrá nonetheless still exists in some writings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Senna Fernandes, Miguel, Baxter, Alan (2004) “damostrâ”, 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 44
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