शीत कडी हें गोंयचें मुखेल जेवण
śīt kaḍī heṃ goṃyaceṃ mukhel jevaṇ
Rice with fish curry is the staple meal of Goa
Usage
A sentence for explaining what Goans eat every day
Grammar Note
"Cooked rice" is शीत; भात means paddy in Konkani. Built from the encyclopedia line "शीत, कडी, नुस्तें" (rice, curry, fish). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
कडी शीता वांगडा खावपाची आसता
kaḍī śītā vāṃgaḍā khāvapācī āsatā
Curry is eaten together with rice
Usage
Explains how it is eaten; "together with" is वांगडा
Grammar Note
A sentence from the Konkani encyclopedia. कडी is feminine, so the participle takes the feminine form खावपाची. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
आमटतीख
āmaṭatīkh
Amotik (tangy, spicy fish curry)
Usage
A tangy, spicy curry made with fish or prawns, eaten with rice or bread
Grammar Note
Also spelled आंबोटतीख.
सुंगटाचें हुमण
suṃgaṭāceṃ humaṇ
Prawn curry
Usage
A yellow coconut prawn curry eaten with rice
Grammar Note
हुमण is a seafood curry; सुंगटाचें means "of prawn".
शाकुती
śākutī
Shakuti (spicy coconut curry)
Usage
A curry of toasted coconut and spices, usually made with chicken
Grammar Note
The article says it is cooked for celebrations.
काफ्रिऐल
kāphriail
Cafreal (spiced grilled chicken)
Usage
Chicken marinated with garlic and ginger and grilled with a spice paste
Grammar Note
A word used in Goan Konkani.
विनडालू
vinaḍālū
Vindaloo (tangy spicy pork dish)
Usage
A dish of Portuguese origin with garlic and wine. It is made with pork, so it is mostly cooked in Christian homes
Grammar Note
The name is described as coming from Portuguese.
सोरपोतेल
sorapotel
Sorpotel (pork and offal stew)
Usage
A sour, spicy stew eaten with sanna, bread or rice
Grammar Note
A Portuguese-origin dish name explained as meaning "confusion". It contains pork.
सान्नां
sānnāṃ
Sanna (steamed fluffy rice cake)
Usage
A steamed rice cake eaten with curries or sorpotel
Grammar Note
Hindu and Christian versions are made slightly differently.
सान्नां मासाच्या कडये वांगडा खावंक जातात
sānnāṃ māsācyā kaḍaye vāṃgaḍā khāvaṃk jātāt
Sanna is eaten with meat curry
Usage
Explains what the dish is eaten with
Grammar Note
A shortened sentence from the Konkani encyclopedia. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
सोरपोतेल पावावांगडा वा शितावांगडा खावपाक जाता
sorapotel pāvāvāṃgaḍā vā śitāvāṃgaḍā khāvapāk jātā
Sorpotel is eaten with bread or rice
Usage
Explains how to eat it; "bread" is पाव
Grammar Note
वांगडा "together with" can attach straight to the noun (पावावांगडा). "Or" is वा. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
पातोळ्यो
pātoḷyo
Patoleo (rice cakes steamed in turmeric leaves)
Usage
A sweet of coconut and jaggery in rice batter, steamed in turmeric leaves
Grammar Note
The singular is पातोळी. Hindus make it on festival days and Christians for the feast of the Assumption, the article says.
खतखतें
khatakhateṃ
Khatkhate (festive mixed-vegetable stew)
Usage
Seasonal vegetables cooked with coconut and sweetener, served at Hindu festive meals
Grammar Note
The final -ें is the neuter ending.
तोणाक
toṇāk
Tonak (spiced coconut curry of pulses)
Usage
A curry of chickpeas or similar pulses with coconut and spices, eaten with rice or bread
Grammar Note
A word used in Goan Konkani.
सुकें
sukeṃ
Sukem (dry-style fish or prawn dish)
Usage
A thick, dry-style dish of fish, prawns or clams, thicker than tonak
Grammar Note
The final -ें is the neuter ending. Here it names a "dry" dish.
चण्याचो रोस
caṇyāco ros
Chickpea gravy (festive dish)
Usage
A thick gravy of toasted coconut and chickpeas, made in many homes at Chavoth and Diwali
Grammar Note
रोस means gravy or juice.
रोस आमलेट
ros āmaleṭ
Ros omelette (omelette with curry gravy)
Usage
Street food: an omelette with hot gravy, served with bread
Grammar Note
रोस is a thick gravy. It is also called तांत्यांचो पोळो "egg pancake".
फोव
phov
Phov (flattened rice, used in snacks)
Usage
A snack from flattened rice, made sweet, spicy or with milk
Grammar Note
The encyclopedia lists sweet phov, spicy phov and phov in milk.
पापलेट
pāpaleṭ
Pomfret
Usage
A white sea fish, the classic fried fish of Goa
Grammar Note
A word used in Goan Konkani.
बांगडे
bāṃgaḍe
Mackerel
Usage
Everyday fish of Goa. This is the plural form
Grammar Note
The singular is बांगडो.
सुंगटां
suṃgaṭāṃ
Prawns
Usage
The name for prawns on a menu or in a curry
Grammar Note
A word used in Goan Konkani.
रवो लावन भाजिल्लें नुस्तें
ravo lāvan bhājilleṃ nusteṃ
Fish fried with a semolina coating
Usage
The classic Goan fish dish: coated in red spice paste, then semolina, and fried
Grammar Note
नुस्तें is the usual Goan word for fish. भाजिल्लें takes the neuter ending to agree with it. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
नाल्लाची सोय
nāllācī soy
Ground coconut paste
Usage
The ground coconut that forms the base of a curry
Grammar Note
The food articles list "नाल्लाची सोय" as a curry ingredient. सोय also means "convenience". (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
पणसाचे गरे
paṇasāce gare
Jackfruit pods
Usage
Ripe jackfruit segments, a Goan treat
Grammar Note
The encyclopedia says Goans eat the ripe jackfruit pods. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
हांगा ताजें दर्याचें नुस्तें खावपाक मेळटा?
hāṃgā tājeṃ daryāceṃ nusteṃ khāvapāk meḷaṭā?
Can I eat fresh sea fish here?
Usage
Asked at a beach shack or eatery
Grammar Note
A question made from the tourism article's line about beach shacks. "Can be had" is verb + मेळटा. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
पावसाच्या दिसांनी नुस्तें मेळना
pāvasācyā disāṃnī nusteṃ meḷanā
Fish is not available in the rainy season
Usage
Explains why fish dishes are scarce in the monsoon
Grammar Note
From the encyclopedia line "पावसाच्या दिसांनी जेन्ना नुस्तें मेळना". Negation is stem + -ना. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
ही कडी तीख आसा?
hī kaḍī tīkh āsā?
Is this curry spicy?
Usage
Checks how hot a curry is
Grammar Note
कडी is feminine, so "this" is ही. Yes/no questions use intonation only, with no particle like का. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
म्हाका शीत कडी जाय
mhākā śīt kaḍī jāy
I would like rice with fish curry
Usage
Orders the standard plate at a local eatery
Grammar Note
"I want X" is म्हाका + noun + जाय. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)
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