gossô

Macanese

Etymology

Possibly related to Sinhalese කොස්ස (kossa, “broom”), with the final vowel stressed possibly by analogy of other verbs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɔˈsɔ/

Verb

gossô

  1. to sweep, to mop
    gossô chám ― to sweep the floor
  2. to scrub, to buff, to polish

Derived terms
  • gossodela (“mop; wipe”)

References
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