Makassarese

Makassarese
Ma•kas•sar•ese or Macassarese or Ma•kas•ar•ese
[[t]məˌkæs əˈriz, -ˈris[/t]] n. pl. -ese
1) peo a member of a people living on the southernmost end of SW Sulawesi in Indonesia, esp. in and around Ujung Pandang
2) peo the Austronesian language of the Makassarese

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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