cai chuva

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Macanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly a calque of Cantonese 落雨 (lok6 jyu5, literally fall rain).

Verb[edit]

cai chuva

  1. to rain
    Azinha vai casa-ia, logo cai chuva
    Let's get home quickly, it's going to rain

Usage notes[edit]

  • By and large, Macanese does not have a separate one-word verb for raining, i.e. there is no *chovê or *chuvê derived from Portuguese chover.

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