Indulgences

1. दोदोल

   dodol

   Dodol (Christmas coconut sweet)

   Usage

   A soft sweet of coconut milk, rice flour and jaggery, shared at Christmas

   Grammar Note

   The encyclopedia calls it the main traditional sweet of Christmas.

2. दोदोल हें नातालांचें मुखेल पारंपारीक गोड खाण

   dodol heṃ nātālāṃceṃ mukhel pāraṃpārīk goḍ khāṇ

   Dodol is the main traditional Christmas sweet

   Usage

   Introduces the Christmas sweet

   Grammar Note

   The opening line of the Konkani encyclopedia article. "Christmas" is also written नाताळ; this article uses the form नातालां. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. नेवऱ्यो

   nevaryo

   Neureo (stuffed fried pastry)

   Usage

   A fried pastry stuffed with coconut and other sweets, made around Christmas

   Grammar Note

   Attested in the plural (as spelled in gom.wikipedia); ऱ occurs in this word's spelling.

4. मोदक

   modak

   Modak (sweet dumpling)

   Usage

   The classic offering to Ganesh, eaten around Chavoth

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary example says many kinds of modak are made as an offering to Ganesh.

5. लाडू

   lāḍū

   Ladoo (round sweet)

   Usage

   A round sweet common at festivals and as a gift

   Grammar Note

   A word used in Goan Konkani.

6. शेवयो

   śevayo

   Sevai (sweet vermicelli)

   Usage

   Thin noodles in milk and sugar, made in Muslim homes at Eid

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary example says Muslim homes make शेवयो on Eid.

7. मिठाय

   miṭhāy

   Sweets

   Usage

   A general word for sweet confections

   Grammar Note

   A word used in Goan Konkani.

8. काजू

   kājū

   Cashew nut

   Usage

   A Goan speciality, popular as a souvenir

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary also lists the sense "feni".

9. पान

   pān

   Paan (betel leaf)

   Usage

   A betel leaf, chewed by some after a meal

   Grammar Note

   A word used in Goan Konkani.

10. विडो

    viḍo

    Vido (betel quid)

    Usage

    A betel leaf spread with lime and other things and folded

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary example describes spreading the leaf and making it into a विडो to eat.

11. सुपारी

    supārī

    Areca nut

    Usage

    The nut of the areca palm, chewed with betel leaf

    Grammar Note

    It appears in Konkani articles as a Goan crop.

12. तंबाकू

    taṃbākū

    Tobacco

    Usage

    Comes in cigarette, hookah and chewing forms

    Grammar Note

    An article lists hookah tobacco, bidi tobacco and chewing tobacco.

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