gula

sugar

sugar = gula in malay.

gula in portuguese = gluttony.

:)



3 Responses to “gula”

  • ilyaniNo Gravatar says:

    and these are also among words believed to have been borrowed from Portuguese:

    bendera (flag)
    bola (ball)
    boneka (doll)
    garpu (fork)
    gereja (church)
    keju (cheese)
    mentega (butter)
    Natal (Christmas)
    jendela (window)
    bomba (firemen)
    roda (wheel)

    p.s. did you know that there’s Portuguese Village here in Malacca?

  • syNo Gravatar says:

    if i’m not wrong, that should be Malaysia Airlines

  • Marta MourãoNo Gravatar says:

    :D

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