siviço

Macanese

Alternative forms

• sivíço

Etymology

From Portuguese serviço. Likely entered Macanese relatively early, given the R-dropping.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siˈvi.su/

Noun

siviço

1. work

   Já chegâ tarde vai siviço

   He arrived at work late

2. service
3. task

   trabalo siviço ― difficult task

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#s