cristám

See also: cristam

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese cristão. Linguistic senses an ellipsis of língu cristám.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɾiʃˈtaŋ/, /kɾisˈtaŋ/

Noun

cristám

  1. Catholic
    cristám-nôvo ― adult Chinese convert to Catholicism (literally, “new Catholic”)
  2. Christian (believer in Christianity)
  3. the Macanese language
    Synonym: patuá
    papiâ cristám ― to speak Macanese
  4. the Portuguese language
    Synonym: português
    papiâ cristám ― to speak Portuguese
  5. the Kristang language

Adjective

cristám

  1. Catholic
  2. Christian (relating to or following Christianity)

Derived terms
  • língu cristám (“Portuguese; Macanese; Kristang”, literally “Christian/Catholic language”)
  • missó cristám

Usage notes
  • As noted in the included glossary, the word most commonly refers specifically to Catholic (católico) rather than Christian, despite the etymology.

References
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