fichâ

See also: ficha and fichá

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese fechar.

Verb

fichâ

to close
fichâ ano ― to have a birthday (literally, “to close the year”)

fichâ ôlo ― to close one's eyes; to die

Usage notes

fichâ ôlo is likely to be a calque of Cantonese 合眼 (hap⁶ ngaan⁵).

References

https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

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