I lived in Goa (in Aldona & Loutolim), and in Panjim during my Lyceum days. At the external Lyceum of Matmo, I had several Portuguese soldiers as classmates as well as mestizos. I don’t remember any Portuguese soldier/officer and mestizo using the word ‘caneco’ in reference to a Goan. Moreover, as guest speaker, I have lectured at several conferences in Lisbon, and more recently at the University of Lisbon. The Portuguese always teated me as one of them even showing more deference to me than to the invited doctor speakers from England, Germany and Sweden. I’m sure others in this group might have had a different experience. Tony (Anthony Gomes)
> On Jun 5, 2024, at 7:41 PM, 'Victor Rangel-ribeiro' via Goa-Research-Net > <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Dear Sonia, I was growing up in Goa in those days, and do not agree that the > term 'caneco' was used by the Portuguese to identify a class of people who > washed their posteriors after defecating; it was just a racist slur. The > mixed race mestizo boys were as racist in Portuguese-held Goa as the > Anglo-Indians were in "British India". Attitudes changed after Independence, > but they changed very very slowly. > > Warmest regards, > Victor > > On Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 12:56:23 PM EDT, Sonia Gomes > <rgso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Thank you very much Tino. For years my Aunt who was in Liceu was insulted by > the mestico boys. They said, ' bonita esta caneca' because she was beautiful. > She never knew the meaning. In fact no one did. This is brilliant and fits > in. Thank you very much. > > > On Wed, 5 Jun, 2024, 8:30 pm Tino de Sa, <tinod...@gmail.com > <mailto:tinod...@gmail.com>> wrote: > I think that 'caneco' arose from the fact that Goan Catholics, in spite of > having adopted Portuguese ways in many respects, chose to ignore the use of > toilet paper and preferred to use mugs of water to clean themselves. > The Portuguese found this amusing - people wearing western clothes, speaking > Portuguese, culturally Portuguese in many ways - but using mugs of water > after they defecated. > Hence the derogatory nickname. > Tino > > On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 1:08 AM Frederick Noronha <fredericknoron...@gmail.com > <mailto:fredericknoron...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Just a reminder on what the earlier discussion on this issue said (in case > anyone is interested). Via Goanet: > > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094786.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094801.html> > <> Gabriel de Figueiredo > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094805.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094808.html> > <> Antonio Menezes > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094857.html> > <> Alfred de Tavares > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094871.html> > <> Roland Francis > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094966.html> > <> Alfred de Tavares > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094916.html> > <> Victor Rangel-Ribeiro > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094814.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094825.html> > <> Gabriel de Figueiredo > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094840.html> > <> Santosh Helekar > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094833.html> > <> Gilbert Lawrence > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094859.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094868.html> > <> Gilbert Lawrence > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094884.html> > <> Monica Reis > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094891.html> > <> Bernado Colaco > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094898.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094929.html> > <> Gabe Menezes > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094930.html> > <> Venantius Pinto > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094949.html> > <> Gilbert Lawrence > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094964.html> > <> Mario Goveia > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094973.html> > <> Gabe Menezes > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/094977.html> > <> Con Menezes > [Goanet] Canecos and other racial slurs > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/095011.html> > <> Carvalho > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/095022.html> > <> Antonio Menezes > [Goanet] Canecos > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/095226.html> > <> Victor Rangel-Ribeiro > > > > > [Goanet-News] Goanet highlights: Who or what is a caneco? (Selma Carvalho) > <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet-n...@lists.goanet.org&q=subject:%22%5C%5BGoanet%5C-News%5C%5D+Goanet+highlights%5C%3A+Who+or+what+is+a+caneco%5C%3F+%5C%28Selma%09Carvalho%5C%29%22&o=newest> > Goanet News > <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet-n...@lists.goanet.org&q=from:%22Goanet+News%22> > Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:11:54 -0700 > <https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=goanet-n...@lists.goanet.org&q=date:20090719> > Goanet highlights by Selma Carvalho > > One of the interesting discussion on Goanet has been about the word > “canecos”. The Portuguese used this word, often as a racial slur, for > Catholic Goans but opinions were divided as to its actual meaning. > Here are some of the more interesting viewpoints shared by Goanet > members. > Gabriel de Figueiredo: > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179875.html > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179875.html> > > Bernado Colaco: > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179941.html > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179941.html> > > Monica Reis of the Indo-Portuguese Art Research Project: > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179934.html > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/179934.html> > > Con Menezes: > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180027.html > <http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180027.html> > > Although a consensus was not reached on its actual meaning, there is a > strong possibility that it is a corruption of the word “canarims,” the > old Portuguese word for people of the Konkan coast. The fact that in > Africa, only Catholic Goans were called “canecos” and not the > Africans, leads credence to this theory. > > On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 at 00:08, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net > <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com > <mailto:goa-research-net@googlegroups.com>> 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. 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