pâm

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese pão.

Noun

pâm

1. bread

   Synonym: min-pau

   torâ pâm ― to toast bread

   pâm-di-casa ― a very light, sweet bread, usually made at home (literally, “home bread”)

   nôvo-nôvo, pâm co ovo ― a new broom sweeps clean (literally, “very new, bread with egg”)

2. a small piece of any substance, usually shaped like a brick

References

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