cacús

See also: cacus and Cacus

Macanese

Alternative forms

• cacus (unstressed)

Etymology

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

cacús

1. toilet, latrine

   Ora vai pra cacus! ― vulgar expression indicating impatience or anger (literally, “It's time to go to the toilet!”)

2. (archaic) privy

References

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