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On Nov 28, 2007 3:40 AM, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo
<lhf@tecgraf.puc-rio.br> wrote:
> > This just goes to prove that how you name a language is important
>
> "Lua" is a beautiful word in Portuguese and has a poetic meaning.
> But it means "toilet" in Hawaiian and is also a Hawaiian martial art.
> It also means something in Vietnamese, but I don't know what.
>

According to my Vietnamese GF it's a word for rice - before it's been husked.
-Carl

(just couldn't resist posting)