Complex sentence: The words Vokkaliga and Gowda are almost synonymous in usage and colloquially, Gowda has come to mean a Vokkaliga; however the term itself is also used by people of various other castes as an honorary title.
Split into simpler sentences: The words Vokkaliga and Gowda are almost synonymous in usage and in colloquial, Gowda has come to mean a Vokkaliga. However the term itself is also used by people of various other castes as an honorary title.