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gula

sugar

sugar = gula in malay.

gula in portuguese = gluttony.

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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?

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