quiada

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese criada, feminine form of criado. For /kr/ → /k/, compare quiança, isquevê, and maquiâ.

Noun

quiada

  1. maid, servant
    quiada já sai ― the maid isn't working here anymore (literally, “the maid has left”)
    elâ na rabicho di quiada ― to pull on the plait of a servant

Usage notes
  • Although derived from a feminine noun in Portuguese, there is no masculine variant *quiado.

References
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