máno

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mano"

Macanese

Alternative forms

• mano

Etymology

Presumably from Portuguese mano. Sense 3 (especially with chomâ) possibly also a semantic loan from Cantonese 大佬 (daai⁶ lou²).

Noun

máno (feminine mána)

1. older brother, oldest brother
2. oldest son
3. (idiomatic) boss

   Passado más quánto ano, quim logo chomá êle mano?

   After all these years, who will call him the boss?

References

• https://comotavai.com/2012/02/16/familia-e-parentesco/
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#m