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
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