creado =creator (who created) so creado de mesa should be the person who sets up dinner table. creado de meza = table servant creado de mesa = table creation (creator?) A person who sets up dinner table
table The name Meza finds its origins in the Spanish language, specifically derived from the word mesa, meaning plateau or table. On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 10:35 PM William Robert Da Silva <[email protected]> wrote: > There is the word malcreado which means ill-doer, crooked person; creado, > cread is a doer. I have heard these words used in Konkani, too. Then you > have a meza which is at table. So, it would be positively doing at table, > service at table. An attender at table etc., I suppose. Meza can also mean > table-land or ghats. Would it be, therefore, a servant in the forestry > service? I am joking. > W R Da Silva > > On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 5:26 PM Mervyn Maciel < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Literally - “Servant of the table!” >> Sounds odd though! >> Mervyn Maciel >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 28 Nov 2024, at 05:43, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Dear members, >> >> I would like to know what would be the best interpretation of this term >> "creado de meza". This is a 19th century term used in a letter dated 1889, >> and does it correspond to the English 19th century equivalent of "head >> servant" or better still "table servant." >> >> All best wishes, >> Selma >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/328044951.450055.1732119273218%40mail.yahoo.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/328044951.450055.1732119273218%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Goa-Research-Net" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/34362694-83F6-4A21-9472-4A0FBA0EB20E%40gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/34362694-83F6-4A21-9472-4A0FBA0EB20E%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Goa-Research-Net" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4L1-bCUvA%3DMTxwiadYrPhNMPhCX06xvpoF6dM%3DR%3DH5n7Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4L1-bCUvA%3DMTxwiadYrPhNMPhCX06xvpoF6dM%3DR%3DH5n7Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJJW6ok%2BROLzAOC-%2BvCOkgogDyArCk3CeGNXe9h2_V87XWuzoA%40mail.gmail.com.
