Dear Selma
On social media (blogs, forums, private conversations in restaurants, etc.)
António Costa, former prime minister, was called " caneco", "monhé",
"chamuça", or even "black".Before Mozambique's independence, racist Portuguese
settlers used the word canecos as a racial slur for Goans. The word means a mug
or top-hat.
An 80-year-old Goan told me years ago that the word was first used in the city
of Beira (Mozambique) at the church door before a wedding: A goan guest who put
his top-hat on his head upside down. He was the object of laughter and they
said to him - Você parece um caneco, You look like a mug. Whether it was a
joke or not, no one could confirm it for me.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 01:11:36 AM GMT+1, 'Victor Rangel-ribeiro'
via Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> wrote:
Selma, I was a child in Goa in the 1920s and 1930s when the phrase was being
used, to denote someone who did not quite belong, an outcast, but it had
nothing to do with caste. Hope this helps.
Warmest regards,Victor
On Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 02:38:51 PM EDT, 'Carvalho' via
Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear members,
I have for many years been trying to find out the exact meaning of this slur
that was used for Goans by the Portuguese 'caneco.' About a decade ago we had
an interesting discussion on Goanet about this but nothing conclusive was
arrived at. The word itself means mug, but how and why was it used as a slur.
Any imput appreciated.Thank you,selma
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