Dear Antonio, Canalha was a term that could be freely applied to anybody and everybody. It was not specifically aimed at Goans by the Portuguese, the descendentes, the mesticos, or people of other races! Regards, Victor
--- On Wed, 7/15/09, Antonio Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: From: Antonio Menezes <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Canecos To: "goanet" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 11:07 AM No matter what the word actually may mean,it is possible that the Portuguese and their half-breeds the mestissos called native Goans , Canarins in Goa, Canecos in Mozambique ( Con Menezes post dated july 14 ). Another word which was freely used during the colonial days in Goa was CANALHAS. These desterrados (exiles) obviously hankered after white (or brancas ) c*nas and in their frustration appear to have showered native Goans with similarly sounding scornful words. Antonio
