Kristang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Malacca Creole Portuguese.

Word forms

Kristang

Etymology

From Malay Kristang, from Portuguese cristão. Cognate with Japanese キリシタン (kirishitan, “early Japanese Christianity”).

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