choncâ

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Macanese

Alternative forms

choncalhâ

Etymology

Blend of Cantonese 撞 (zong⁶) +‎ Portuguese chocar. Alternative form possibly derived from Portuguese chocalhar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔŋˈka/, /t͡ʃɔŋˈkɐ/

Verb

choncâ

to collide, to crash^[1]
Unga careta já choncâ na otrunga
A car collided with another one

Usage notes

Most commonly used with road accidents.^[2]

References

^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c
^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “choncar”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 404

[1] ttps://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c

[2] Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “choncar”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 404

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