# jurubaça

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Malay juru-
Sanskrit भाष् (bhāṣ)
Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā)bor.
Malay bahasa
Malay jurubahasabor.
Portuguese jurubaçabor.
English jurubaça
From Portuguese jurubaça, from Malay jurubahasa (“interpreter”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jurubaca