galánte

See also: galante and Galante

Macanese

Alternative forms

• galante

Etymology

Presumably from Portuguese galante, from French galant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈlan.ti/

Adjective

galánte

1. strange

   Estunga eleçám qui galánte, têm laia-laia di gente.

   This election is so strange, there are all kinds of people.

2. extraordinary

   Macau sã téra galánte di quánto-cento papiaçám.

   Macau is an extraordinary place with hundreds of languages.

3. extravagant

Usage notes

• Whether the word has a positive or negative connotation depends on context.

References

• https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/galante/
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#g