Etymology

Mapusa

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Today it means: A town in Goa, India. Full definition →

Portuguese Mapuçá ← kok म्हापशें
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The story

  1. kok · derived fromम्हापशें
  2. Portuguese · borrowed fromMapuçá
  3. English todayMapusa

Borrowed from Portuguese Mapuçá, from Konkani म्हापशें (mhāpśẽ).

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