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Where does “Macau” come from?

Macau (Portuguese) comes from Chinese 阿媽港.

Ancestry of “Macau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese阿媽港—

Words derived from “Macau”

  • Macau
  • มาเก๊า
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