See also: bassa, Bassa, bássa, and başsa

Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese baixar, or a dialectal variant of it which preserves -ss- from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre. By surface analysis, basso (low) +‎ .

Pronunciation

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Verb

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bassâ

  1. to lower
    bassâ cabeçato lower one's head until the chin touches the chest
    bassâ ôloto lower one's eyes in shame

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