Nicknames... from Moira
Frederick Noronha
personalities:
TAMDO ANTON, DOVO ANTON, PISSO CAETAN, XANO CAETAN: were attending the
Catecism in the Moira Church, so the curate gave them these nicknames.
LORD FORSU: Used to dress well, always with hat in the mornings and
cap in the evenings, with cigar in his mouth and thick walking stick.
MODECAR BOSTEAO: had a shop in Mapusa and the shop's name was Moidecar.
KODKODDI BOSTEAO: used to walk with a shaky style.
FOREST SOUZA: used to work for the Forest Department.
PILLOOC SOUZA: was a good singer with a fine Suprano voice.
SIR BAUTIST: like his brother Lord Forsu, used to dress well, but had
a commanding voice and was a strict sort of man.
GOD-DAM PASCU: often used to get irritated and would say "God-dam".
BOSTEAOS: Duke Bosteao, Thonto Bosteao, Pom Pom Bosteao, Nouro Bosteao.
JOSES: Sonso Jose, Vega Jose.
FORSUS: Foko Forsu, Ponso Forsu, Gamnu Forsu.
JOAOS; Daunro Joao, Thonto Joao, Polkist Joao.
TIVAS: Paclo Tiu, Bikru Tiu, Borku Tiu, Toloo Tiu, Mousin Tiu
GAM: Bikru Gam, Thonto Gam
Kuddo Ruzai, Bero Camil Vatono Heitor.
From: Villagers of Moira (Toronto), Silver Jubilee 1971-1996 souvenir
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Frederick Noronha
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Xanno Moidecar
The inevitability of inheriting a ubiquitous sobriquet is the reason I
believe, that has prompted Moidecars down the ages to take recourse to
alternative appellations.
Can you blame us? Any one, so long as he is known to have the
slightest connection to that GOD’s own little acre, is automatically
heir to the rather insalubrious and even insulting insinuation:
‘Moidecho pisso’.
Most of us have grown inured; however, there have always been vain
attempts at breaking free. Nouro Bostiao, Thonto Bostiao, Sonso Jose,
Tambddo Anton, Dhovo Anton….. music to my ears. There were all good
man. The Anton’s are still around. The others have gone to that
enclosure reserved by our heavenly FATHER for the extra special.
A great big sign marks the spot, it reads simply: “Moideche”.
Somebody has rubbed out the following word.
Only the P is barely discernible.
Sincerely
Xanno Moidecar
On Feb 2, 4:54 am, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com>
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