Taipa

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Taipa

  • /ˈtaɪ̯.pɐ/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese taipa, understood as a reference to mudflats.

proper noun

  1. An island of Macau, linked to Coloane via Cotai and itself made up of two former islets, Taipa Grande and Taipa Pequena. Macao, at the mouth of the Canton river, contained, with the dependent islands of Taipa and Coloane, 74,568 Chinese, 3,106 native Portuguese, 615 Portuguese from the Continent and 177 from the islands, and 161 foreigners.

    Similar: Dangzai

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name island

中文氹仔 Dàngzǎi
PortuguêsTaipa

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"Taipa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taipa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Taipa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taipa

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@misc{taipa_2026,
  title = {Taipa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taipa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}