tancarêro

Macanese

Alternative forms

• tancarero, tancaréro, (rare) tancareiro

Etymology

tancá +‎ -êro. Intrusive -r- due to hypercorrected form tancar.

Noun

tancarêro (feminine tancarêra)

1. person living on a tancá

   Synonym: (derogatory) tancá

Usage notes

• Appears to be less common than its feminine equivalent.

References

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