Also, from the Oxford English Dictionary: 6. Goa bean, the seed of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (J. Smith Dict. Names Pl. 1882);
7. Goa plum, the fruit of Parinarium excelsum (Yule); 8. Goa powder, a medicament used for Bombay eczema, derived from the Brazilian araroba-tree (Yule); 9. Goa stone (also Goa ball), a fever medicine at one time greatly in vogue, consisting of various drugs made up in the form of a hard ball, from which a portion was scraped as required 10. name of the marsh crocodile. Yule (http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/hobsonjobson/) also has: 11. Goa potato ( Dioscorea aculeatu) Check out the Yule link. It is fascinating with explanations and the first known usage of each meaning. Eddie Fernandes ============================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 5:22 AM Subject: [Goanet]Goa... defining it > Someone was intrigued by the term 'Goa' on the Net and went searching for > its meaning. Below are five varied definitions... FN > > Goa is a state of south-western India > > The city of Goa, former capital of Portuguese India is now called Old Goa. > > The current capital of Goa state, formerly "New Goa", is now Panaji > > Goa is a genre of music > > A Goa is a type of antelope > > -- > >From the Wikipedia ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
