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jurubaça

jurubaça noun: an interpreter of Portuguese in the Far East, particularly in Macau and other Portuguese colonies between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

Noun

jurubaça (plural jurubaças)

  1. (historical) An interpreter of Portuguese in the Far East, particularly in Macau and other Portuguese colonies between the 16th and the 18th centuries.

Forms of jurubaça

pluraljurubaças

Origin of jurubaça

From Portuguese jurubaça, from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”).

Questions about jurubaça

What does jurubaça mean?
Jurubaça means an interpreter of Portuguese in the Far East, particularly in Macau and other Portuguese colonies between the 16th and the 18th centuries.
What part of speech is jurubaça?
Jurubaça is a noun.
What is the plural of jurubaça?
The plural of jurubaça is jurubaças.

Words near jurubaça in the dictionary

  1. jurors
  2. Juroslav
  3. jurour
  4. jurours
  5. Jurruru
  6. jurubaça
  7. Juruena
  8. jurumeiro
  9. jurumeiros
  10. Juruna
  11. Jurupa Valley

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