mānkāy "mango fruit," from mān "mango tree" + kāy " fruit ." mangosta = mongoose : from French mangouste , from Portuguese mangús , from Marathi mangūs "mongoose," of Dravidian origin. paliacate= handkerchief : shortened from pañuelo de Paliacate , "handkerchief from Paliacte," from Spanish name for Pulicat , a town